January 12, 2004 - 19:17 AMT
ILHAM ALIYEV MARKED BAKU'S INTEREST IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH ANKARA
Azerbaijan is interested in the development of multilateral strategic cooperation with Turkey, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev stated at the meeting with Turkish FM, vice Prime Minister Abdullah Gul in Baku last Saturday. To our pleasure the relations between our countries in the political, economic and military spheres strengthen day by day, I. Aliyev said. As reported by Interfax agency, he expressed gratitude to the Turkish leadership for supporting Azerbaijan's position on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement. "We would like the Minsk mediators to insert serious amendments into their activities", - Aliyev stated. Azerbaijan's leader accepted the invitation of the Turkish leadership to visit Ankara, noting that the visit will be paid in the near future.