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    ALIYEV SAYS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COOPERATION MUST BE IMPROVED AMONG TURKISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

    Today, Azerbaijan
    Nov 20 2006

    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that economic
    and political cooperation among the Turkish speaking countries must
    be improved.

    Speaking at the 8th Summit of Heads of State & Government of
    Turkish-Speaking Countries in the southern Turkish city of Antalya,
    Aliyev remembered that Turkey was the first country recognizing
    independence of Azerbaijan.

    "Economy of Azerbaijan develops rapidly. We have left economic
    difficulties behind. Other Turkish-speaking states also overcame the
    difficulties," Aliyev added.

    "World is changing. The incidents occurring in our region require
    new relationships and cooperation," he recalled.

    "Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is a historic step. This will serve
    economic development of the region. Inclusion of Kazakhstan to this
    cooperation brings a new dynamism. Completion of Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum
    natural gas pipeline means shipment of Azerbaijani gas to Turkey and
    Europe," Aliyev said.

    Emphasizing that countries of the Caspian region have very rich natural
    resources, Aliyev said, "these resources bring financial prosperity
    to the region. The cooperation which was considered as a dream before,
    is now realized."

    Stating that there were problems that create uneasiness in Azerbaijan,
    Aliyev said, "ongoing Armenian occupation on Azerbaijan`s territory
    is the biggest problem of our country. This is also a problem of
    the region. We favor resolution of the problem through peaceful
    means. The problem must be solved in line with the principles
    of the U.N.. European Organizations do not have any effect on
    Armenia. Azerbaijan lost 20 percent of its territory in the ethnic
    cleansing. More than 1 million people were made refugee in their own
    country."

    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/32787.html
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