Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend /
Ilham Aliyev the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan received the delegation led by Ertogrul Gunay, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey today at the Presidential Palace.
President Ilham Aliyev evaluated the successful multidimensional development as a result of the optimum-level relations between the two countries. He also stressed on the fact of the common historical roots and traditions of the Azeri and Turkish nations. President of Azerbaijan emphasized necessity of strengthening of ties in the field of culture and tourism. The Head of State mentioned the rich experience of Turkey in the field of tourism.
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Ertogrul Gunay conveyed greetings from the Turkish President Abdullah Gul to President Ilham Aliyev.
He expressed his pleasure within his first visit to Azerbaijan as the minister of culture and tourism, mentioning that Turkey highly values the development in relations in all dimensions, including culture and tourism. President of Azerbaijan thanked for warm greetings from the Turkish President Abdullah Gul, and conveyd his greetings to him as well.