BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, met with participants of
the third meeting of friendship groups of the parliaments of
Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
the parliamentary press service told Trend.
The meeting brought together delegations led by Speaker of the
Parliament of Northern Cyprus Ziya Öztürkler and head of the
Türkiye-Azerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group Shamil
Ayrim.
Welcoming the guests, Sahiba Gafarova recalled the statement by
President Ilham Aliyev that “our family is the Turkic world,”
emphasizing that ongoing efforts to strengthen relations between
the countries and their peoples reflect this vision.
During the meeting, it was highlighted that cooperation among
the countries is successfully developing at the parliamentary
level, both bilaterally and within a trilateral framework. The
importance of the Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Northern Cyprus format was
underscored, with regular meetings contributing to stronger
interparliamentary cooperation, the protection of shared interests,
and enhanced solidarity.
Gafarova noted that discussions taking place in Baku within the
trilateral format would further deepen cooperation between the
legislative bodies.
Ziya Öztürkler expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan’s solidarity,
friendship, and support toward Northern Cyprus, describing the
establishment of a friendship group with Northern Cyprus in the
Azerbaijani Parliament as an important step.
Shamil Ayrim, for his part, stressed the importance of
maintaining strong parliamentary ties between the friendly and
brotherly countries and shared views on further expanding
cooperation within the trilateral format.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on other issues
of mutual interest.
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