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Jeyhun Bayramov: 'Armenia creates obstacles to normalization of relations'

News 16:39 17 Oct, 2022
Jeyhun Bayramov: 'Armenia creates obstacles to normalization of relations'

Armenia creates obstacles to the normalization of relations by causing provocations, Qazet.az reports according toAzerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) on October 17 in Istanbul.

The main issues on the agenda of the meeting are the Strategy of OTS for 2022-2026, including several important documents related to the work of the Organization, recent events in the region, preparations for the next Summit to be held in Uzbekistan on November 11, 2022, as well as other issues of mutual interest.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the OTS and voiced the following main views:

  • Brother Turkey's chairmanship of OTS made an important contribution to strengthening cooperation between member states. In this regard, holding the next Summit in brotherly Uzbekistan will further strengthen the Organization.
  • The Azerbaijani side hopes that the adoption of a number of important documents at today's Summit, especially the Strategic Road Map of the Organization of Turkic States for 2022-2026, will make an important contribution to the Organization's work.
  • Azerbaijan is in close cooperation with OTS member states both within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States and on a bilateral basis. In this regard, the recent visits of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev to Turkiye, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan are of exceptional importance.
  • Within the framework of the Organization, the special attention given to the selection of the city of Shusha as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2023 is commendable. We also believe that the Shusha Turkic Business Forum, held on September 16, 2022, will make an important contribution to the restoration and construction work carried out in Azerbaijan's liberated territories.
  • Against the background of the processes taking place in the region and new challenges, Azerbaijan believes that OTS plays the role of a platform that creates a wide opportunity to fight these challenges.
  • -The Azerbaijani side always supports the activities of the OTS and will continue to make efforts to further strengthen the relations between brotherly nations under the umbrella of the OTS.

Jeyhun Bayramov then drew attention to Azerbaijan's position regarding important issues on the agenda of the meeting. The minister informed the participants of the event in detail about the recent clashes due to Armenia's provocation, as well as the latest situation related to the work done within the framework of Azerbaijan's initiative to sign a peace treaty with Armenia.