Azerbaijani FM, OTS chief mull strengthening relations

Baku, The Gulf Observer: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliyev at a meeting in Baku mulled opportunities for bolstering the relations both within the organization and individual members of the agency.

Jeyhun Bayramov congratulated Kubanychbek Omuraliyev on his election as the secretary-general of the Organization of Turkic States and expressed confidence that he would further contribute to the expansion of cooperation.

The minister emphasized the importance of high-level meetings, stating that the OTS has come a long way since the founding Nakhchivan summit in 2009, opining that its importance at the international level has grown even more.

In view of unfolding global processes, the organization is a vital platform for effectively organizing the fight against new emerging challenges and creating new opportunities in the interests of the member nations and countries.

Azerbaijan places a high value on cooperation with the organization’s member countries, and strengthening cooperation in all areas is one of Azerbaijan’s top foreign policy priorities, the foreign minister added.

During the meeting, the Foreign Minister also discussed Armenia’s deliberate destruction, looting, and appropriation of Azerbaijani cultural heritage as a result of its nearly 30-year-long aggression against Azerbaijan.

He added that the targeted mining of Azerbaijani territories over the years of occupation indicates that Armenia has been imitating negotiations for a long time.