BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. The strengthening of ties and the fraternal relations with countries of the Turkic world are among key foreign policy priorities for Azerbaijan, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said receiving Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreyev, Trend reports.
"You as Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States have played and continue to play an important part in strengthening our unity. We have repeatedly met both when you visited Azerbaijan and within the framework of international events. I have always seen that you sincerely want the unity of all Turkic states. It is also no coincidence that during your chairmanship the organization became what it is and changed its name. I am sure this is not only a change of name, but also a change in the vector of development. I think there is an understanding in all member countries of our organization of the need to strengthen unity.
You know that I have always been very attentive to cooperation
within our organization and also in a bilateral format. The
strengthening of ties and the fraternal relations with countries of
the Turkic world are among key foreign policy priorities for
Azerbaijan. It is no coincidence that even we look at the latest
chronology of my visits and the visits of the heads of state of
fraternal countries, you can see that we are giving additional
dynamism.
The relations with all Turkic-speaking countries are a priority for
us. I am sure that the upcoming summit in Samarkand will once again
confirm our unity. We must rally even closer around common
interests especially in the current geopolitical situation,
proceeding from the need for mutual support, for the strengthening
of independence and sovereignty of our states, and in order to fill
our cooperation with specific content. In this case, in addition to
political interaction, I think one of the important areas in the
coming years will be cooperation in the field of strengthening
security measures. Since the world is changing and has already
changed, new threats and new challenges are already knocking at the
door, so to speak. Therefore, along with economic cooperation,
cooperation in transport, humanitarian and other areas will be one
of the priorities, I think. For my part, I want to say that
Azerbaijan will continue to do everything to strengthen the unity
of the Turkic world. This is a great heritage of our ancestors. The
Turkic world, unfortunately, has been fragmented over the course of
various stages of history, and now there are still issues that
require our attention and a well-concerted policy. Within the
framework of national states, the states of the Turkic world are
already united," the head of state said.