Baku, Ankara hail friendly ties

/By AzerNews/

By Sara Rajabova

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has embarked on an official visit to Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev officially welcomed the Turkish premier on December 3. A guard of honor was arranged for Davutoglu in the square decorated with the national flags of the two countries.

Following the official welcoming ceremony, President Aliyev and Davutoglu held a one-on-one meeting.

The sides expressed their satisfaction with the successful development of friendly and fraternal relations between the two countries in all areas.

They emphasized the importance of this visit in terms of the expansion of ties. The parties also expressed confidence that the bilateral relations would continue to develop successfully, and exchanged views over the issues of mutual interest.

President Aliyev and Davutoglu also met in an expanded format.

The Azerbaijani-Turkish relations have always been strong due to a common culture and history and the mutual intelligibility of Turkish and Azerbaijani languages.

Turkey was the first country in the world to recognize Azerbaijan's independence in 1991 and has been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in its efforts to preserve its territorial integrity and realize the economic potential that arises from its rich natural resources in the Caspian Sea.

Considering the current trend in the increase of important projects initiated by the two countries, Azerbaijani-Turkish collaboration is expected to develop in the future.