(MENAFN- AzerNews) On July 18, the Chairman of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova
met with a delegation visiting Azerbaijan headed by the Chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee of the Turkish Grand National
Assembly Fuat Oktay. Azernews reports, citing
Parliament.
The press and public relations department of the Milli Majlis
told, that Speaker Sahiba 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
Turkiye, as well as during the period when he was co-chair of the
joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between
Turkiye and Azerbaijan.
Gafarova congratulated the guest on his election to the post of
chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Supreme National
Assembly and noted that the victory of the Justice and Development
Party (AKP) in the elections in Turkiye, the re-election of Recep
Tayyip Erdogan to the post of head of state was closely followed in
Azerbaijan. Sahiba Gafarova also said that about 30 deputies of the
Milli Majlis also observed these elections within the framework of
missions of various international organizations.
During the conversation, the Chairman of the Milli Majlis
stressed the importance of the last visit of the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Turkiye, and spoke about the role of
high-level meetings and negotiations in the development of
relations.
The speaker noted that Turkiye supported the just cause of
Azerbaijan in the 44-day Patriotic War. And the signing of the
Shusha Declaration by the heads of state of the two friendly and
fraternal countries after the Patriotic War raised
Azerbaijani-Turkish relations to a new level.
Speaking about the inter-parliamentary relations of the two
countries, the speaker noted the close cooperation of the mutual
friendship groups and expressed confidence that the cooperation
agreement signed in April this year between the Milli Majlis of
Azerbaijan and the Turkish Grand National Assembly will contribute
to the development of relations.
Noting that in 2014 the foundation was laid for cooperation
between the foreign relations committees of the parliaments of
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, and Georgia on a trilateral basis, she
stressed the importance of holding 8 meetings in this format from
the point of view of regional cooperation. The speaker also noted
that cooperation in this format between other committees of the
parliaments of the two countries can also be useful.
During the conversation, Speaker Sahiba Gafarova also informed
about the large-scale construction and restoration work carried out
in the territories liberated after the Patriotic War, as well as
about the course of the peace process. She expressed confidence
that Armenia will take into account the new realities that have
developed in the region and will appreciate Azerbaijan's peace
initiative.
Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the
Supreme National Assembly, spoke with satisfaction about his visit
to Azerbaijan and shared his impressions of yesterday's meeting
with President Ilham Aliyev. He stressed that the alliance between
Azerbaijan and Turkiye, created within the framework of the Shusha
Declaration, provides very serious opportunities for both
countries.
Fuat Oktay once again thanked the government of Azerbaijan and
its people for their fraternal support during the earthquake in
Turkiye in February this year.
During the conversation, the chairman of the VNST committee
noted the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, the prospects for
cooperation within the TurkPA, further expansion of ties between
the two countries in the economic, trade, energy, transport, and
other fields, as well as major projects being implemented in the
region.
At the meeting, the parties exchanged views on other issues of
interest.
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