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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16. Ankara, has hosted
a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization
of Turkic States, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told trend .
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov took part in the
meeting.
Speaking about extraordinary summit of the Organization of
Turkic States at the highest level, held today at the initiative of
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Bayramov noted that the
summit was aimed at demonstrating solidarity with brotherly Türkiye
after the devastating earthquake which occurred in this country on
February 6, 2023.
The minister expressed confidence that despite the great
catastrophe, called the tragedy of the century, which caused tens
of thousands of human casualties, huge destruction and a
humanitarian crisis, the Turkish nation and Türkiye will adequately
cope with the consequences of the earthquake in the shortest
possible time.
He stressed that people of Azerbaijan and Türkiye, sharing both
joy and sorrow, demonstrated a rare example of solidarity in those
difficult days.
Bayramov further said that the dispatch of search and rescue
teams, as well as humanitarian aid by the international community,
including member states and observers of the Organization of Turkic
States, in the shortest possible time, was of great moral
importance for the elimination of the consequences of the
earthquake. Azerbaijan will continue supporting it in restoring the
areas destroyed by the earthquake.
According to Bayramov, Azerbaijan, who has been helping the
fraternal country since the very beginning of the disaster, will
continue to support it in restoring the areas destroyed by the
earthquake.
The minister reminded that following the instructions of the
President of Azerbaijan, all the relevant structures of the country
rapidly provided assistance to Türkiye.
Humanitarian aid was sent from Azerbaijan with rescue and
medical personnel, field hospitals, dozens of planes and hundreds
of trucks, he added.
Bayramov also noted the importance of strengthening cooperation,
including joint activities of the member countries of the
Organization of Turkic States in the field of preparing for
emergency situations and implementing response measures against
them against the backdrop of the disaster.
Besides, he stressed the importance of the practical
implementation of the roadmap to create a civil defense mechanism
of the organization.
Over the years which have passed since the establishment of the
Organization of Turkic States, cooperation between the member
states of the organization in various fields, including political,
economic, trade, transport, and communication spheres, including
the growth of the international influence of the organization, has
increased, the minister said.
In this context Bayramov noted that the chairmanship of
Uzbekistan in the Organization of Turkic States will serve to
further strengthen the organization.
Noting that the events taking place in the region and in the
world increase the importance of cooperation in the field of
transport and communications, he spoke in detail about the work
carried out in this direction to build a new transport
infrastructure in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan,
including the launch of the Zangazur corridor.
In this regard, the minister expressed confidence that these
efforts by Azerbaijan, which will create conditions for the use of
the transit potential of the Middle Corridor, will make an
important contribution to strengthening regional peace and
security.
At the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, speeches of
the foreign ministers of member countries of the Organization of
Turkic States were delivered, documents and draft political
declarations for approval by the leaders of the countries at the
summit were considered.
The previous meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the
Organization of Turkic States was held on November 10, 2022.