Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called yesterday to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The Azerbaijani Presidential Administration’s press service informs that President Aliyev wished the Turkish leader many happy returns of the day and congratulated him on the occasion of Turkey’s national holiday - the Day of Republic.

The Turkish President voiced his gratitude for congratulations and displayed attention and gave his wishes to the Azerbaijani people. In the course of the conversation the parties exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest.

On 21 October, the Turkish leader himself phoned President Aliyev. The two leaders covered then bipartite relationships, ways of settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Garabagh conflict, and Turkish-Armenian links.

Mr. Gul reiterated that without solution of the matter of Garabagh conflict Turkish-Armenian ties could not be normalized. President Aliyev, in his turn, thanked him.

After signing of the protocols between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and Armenia and the insulting of Azerbaijani state flag before Turkish-Armenian soccer match (unfurling of Azerbaijani flags at the stadium was banned and the Turkish police simply threw out Azeri flags into garbage cans) the Azerbaijani-Turkish relationships incandesced. Azerbaijan is also displeased with Turkey’s position on the occasion of Azeri gas transit through Turkish territory and made statements about possible refusal from gas transit through Turkey.

30.10.2009 09:01