BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 13. The next consular
consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of
Azerbaijan and Türkiye have been held in Ankara, a source in the
Azerbaijani MFA told Trend.


The Azerbaijani delegation at the consultations was led by Head
of the Consular Department of the MFA Emil Safarov, and Head of the
Turkish MFA's General Directorate for Consular Affairs and Citizens
Abroad Gülsun Erkul.


The first part of the consultations held an exchange of views on
the current state of bilateral cooperation between the two
countries in the consular field, including the development of the
contractual and legal framework in the field, the protection of the
rights and freedoms of citizens of the two states, the provision of
necessary consular assistance to them, and the expansion of
relations in the fields of justice (including legal assistance),
labor and social protection.


The second part of the consultations was led by Ambassador Head
of the Turkish MFA's General Directorate of Migration Policy and
Visa Affairs, Esin Çakıl. The second part of the negotiations, in
addition to the latest developments in the consular field, included
exchange of experience on migration and visa policy, and
discussions on emerging issues in the field of migration, and the
Turkish side was informed about the visa and migration regulations
applied by Azerbaijan within the framework of the 29th session of
the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP29) held in Baku in 2024.


After the consultations, the Azerbaijani delegation paid a
courtesy visit to the Migration Department operating under the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Türkiye. The delegation met with
the Head of the General Department for Foreigners of the Migration
Department, Fatih Ayna, thanked the other party for providing
support in various projects regarding citizens of Azerbaijan
currently living in Türkiye, and discussed issues of expanding
cooperation.


The meetings were also attended by employees of the Ministry of
Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan, the
Prosecutor General's Office, and from the Turkish side, employees
of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Affairs, and other relevant
agencies.


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