Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers had one-on-one meeting and meeting with participation of the delegations, APA reported.
At the briefing after the meeting Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said together with his Turkish counterpart they had discussed the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, energy, cultural and economic cooperation. "We are not satisfied with the goods turnover between our countries worth $2 billion. We think that this figure should be increased, as there is a potential for it," he said. Speaking about cultural cooperation Mammadyarov said there were 3000 Azerbaijanis students in Turkey and 1700 Turkish students in Azerbaijan. The Minister said about 150 documents had been signed between the two countries and added that the figure was not enough.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was his second visit to Azerbaijan within 15 days. He mentioned that for the first time he accompanied Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Baku. "Azerbaijan is our second home, I left Syria for Baku. The relations between the two brotherly countries and strategic partners are perfect,‘ he said. Ahmet Davutoglu said elimination of visa regime between the two countries had also been discussed during his meetings in Baku. ’We see Azerbaijan?s future as the future of Turkey. Turkey does not want the conflicts in the region to remain frozen. OSCE Minsk Group should make serious efforts toward the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict with support of the international community," he said.
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