Türkiye, Azerbaijan marching towards mutual goals in development, says parliament chief

Published February 22,2024

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Türkiye and Azerbaijan have made progress on reaching “mutual goals in development,” the Turkish parliament speaker instructed his counterpart in Baku on Thursday.

According to an announcement by the Turkish parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş instructed Azerbaijan’s National Assembly speaker Sahiba Gafarova that the “momentum gained between the presidents of the two countries is for the benefit of the nations and that good steps have been taken by considering mutual goals in development.”

In talks on the sidelines of an Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) assembly within the Azerbaijani capital, Kurtulmuş and Gafarova mentioned bilateral diplomatic and inter-parliamentary relations, in addition to regional and world points, the assertion famous.

He emphasised that the 2 nations proceed to “implement the understanding of ‘one nation, two states’ in practice and that they would take the cooperation and brotherhood further.”

Wishing Gafarova success in Baku’s time period presidency of the APA, Kurtulmuş underlined the significance of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s reelection earlier this month.

He additionally famous that Turkish lawmakers had been current as observers throughout the election and added that this might additional improve bilateral ties, in accordance with the assertion.

Kurtulmuş additionally conveyed Türkiye’s remorse over the truth that the authorization paperwork of Azerbaijan’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) weren’t accredited.

The assertion mentioned he underlined that it’s Europe’s curiosity for Azerbaijan to be current in PACE, by which each Ankara and Baku are members.

“Emphasizing that the decision was not correct and should be revised as soon as possible, Kurtulmuş said that PACE members made this decision under the influence of certain lobbies,” it added.

Last month, PACE refused to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation in a vote, claiming that the nation “did not fulfill major commitments” and confirmed a “lack of cooperation.”

In response, Azerbaijan’s delegation to PACE introduced that it had ceased engagement with the meeting till additional discover and expressed that it made this determination “in the face of current unbearable atmosphere of racism, Azerbaijanophobia and Islamophobia.”