(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. The
chairperson of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Sahiba
Gafarova has met with a delegation headed by the Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee of the Grand National Assembly of
Türkiye Fuat Oktay, the Press and Public Relations Department of
the Milli Majlis told trend .
Speaker Gafarova, expressing satisfaction with the
visit of the Turkish delegation to the Milli Majlis, highly
appreciated the activities of Fuat Oktay as Vice President of
Türkiye, as well as during the period when he was co-chairman of
the joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation
between Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
She congratulated the guest on his election to the
post of chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Grand
National Assembly of Türkiye.
The chair of the Milli Majlis pointed out the
importance of the last visit of President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Türkiye.
The speaker noted that Türkiye supported Azerbaijan in
the 44-day second Karabakh war. And the signing of the Shusha
Declaration by the heads of state of the two friendly and fraternal
countries after the war raised Azerbaijani-Turkish relations to a
new level.
Speaking about the inter-parliamentary ties between
the two countries, the speaker said that the close cooperation of
mutual friendship groups and the agreement signed in April this
year between the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan and the Grand National
Assembly of Türkiye will contribute to the development of
relations.
In 2014, the foundation was laid for the cooperation
of the Foreign Relations Committees of the Parliaments of
Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia on a trilateral basis, which
stressed the importance of holding eight meetings in this format
from the point of view of regional cooperation.
Speaker Gafarova also informed about the large-scale
construction and restoration work carried out in the liberated
territories after the second Karabakh war, as well as about the
progress of the peace process. She expressed confidence that
Armenia will take into account the new realities in the region and
appreciate Azerbaijan's peace initiative.
Fuat Oktay expressed his satisfaction regarding his
visit to Azerbaijan and shared his impressions of yesterday's
meeting with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
He stressed that the alliance between Azerbaijan and Türkiye,
created within the framework of the Shusha Declaration, gives very
serious opportunities to both countries.
He once again thanked the Azerbaijani government and
its people for their brotherly support during the earthquake in
Türkiye in February this year.
The chairman of the committee noted the importance of
parliamentary diplomacy, prospects for cooperation within the
framework of TurkPA, further expansion of ties between the two
countries in economic, trade, energy, transport and other areas, as
well as major projects being implemented in the region.
The sides exchanged views on other issues of
interest.