Turkey, Azerbaijan reached agreement to lift visa requirements: Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said mutual cancellation of visa regime between Azerbaijan and Turkey was being debated, Turkish pro-government Sabah newspaper reported.

In his address to the central decision-making staff of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdogan said Turkey and Azerbaijan have reached a principal understanding to lift visa regime.

He said relevant agreement would be signed during the oncoming visit of Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Turkey.

Turkey has signed free-visa agreement with Syria and is expected to sign similar agreement with Jordan soon.

/APA/