Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, 4 June / corr. Trend M. Guliyev/ The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev believes that successful corporation with Turkey in all fields serves to strengthening positions of both countries in the region. "The positions of Azerbaijan and Turkey coincide with each other in all issues," Ilham Aliyev said during his meeting with the Turkish Premier Rajab Tayyip Erdogan in Nakhchivan on 4 June.
The Premier-led Turkish delegation paid official visit to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. After the one-to-one meeting between Rajab Tayyib Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, the discussions were continued together with the representatives of the delegation.
The President of Azerbaijan expressed his hope that this meeting is of great significance and it will yield good results. "The corporation between Azerbaijan and Turkey is enhanced and comprehensive and regional projects of both countries are successfully continued," the President stated. "Nakhchivan is the only region of Azerbaijan which borders on Turkey. Visit of the Turkish Premier to Nakhchivan with a large delegation is the indicator of the significance of out corporation," President said.
The Premier Erdogan stated that the corporation between Azerbaijan and Turkey is further developing in all fields. The Premier expressed his confidence that the participation of Turkish ministers in this meeting will contribute to corporation between Azerbaijan and Turkey. "The border region Nakhchivan is of special significance for Turkey as well," said Erdogan. The Premier expressed his satisfaction with his visit to the region which he was planning to pay long ago," Erdogan said.
The head of the Turkish government believes that the realization of joint projects by Azerbaijan and Turkey serves strengthening of positions of two countries in the region. "The enhanced corporation between Azerbaijan and Turkey in energy sphere benefits both countries," Erdogan said. The Premier stated that from this viewpoint, the oil and gas pipelines Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Erzurum are of great significance.
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