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Turkish president to visit Azerbaijan

12 March 2016 [16:00] - TODAY.AZ

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Azerbaijan March 15.

The Turkish president's visit to Azerbaijan will be held within the framework of the meeting of Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council.

Previously scheduled visit of Turkish president to Azerbaijan was canceled due to the terrorist attack in Ankara.

A terror attack was carried out in Ankara Feb. 17 near the buildings of the Turkish parliament, the general staff and a military dorm in the city.

Commenting on the explosion Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the explosion killed 28 and injured 61. Reports suggest that a car bomb was detonated.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that the Syrian wing of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) - Syrian Kurdish Peoples Protection Units (YPG) stands behind the terrorist attack in Ankara.

/By Trend/

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