February 8, 2022 2:56 p.m. (UTC+04:00)
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By Vugar Khalilov
Former Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov said the Shusha Declaration signed by Azerbaijan and Turkey had lifted bilateral relations to a new high, Trend reported.
“The Shusha Declaration is a set of documents signed by Turkey and Azerbaijan… The significance of this document is that the allied relations of Azerbaijan and Turkey have reached the highest level. It is important for both countries. It is a historical document,” Zulfugarov said. declared.
He added that Azerbaijan and Turkey have signed more than 400 documents since Azerbaijan’s independence, but Shusha’s statement is one of the few in diplomatic practice.
Zulfugarov stressed that the approval of the Azerbaijani parliament sends a message to the people of Azerbaijan and Turkey, as well as to the international community.
“Shusha’s statement demonstrates that the Azerbaijani-Turkish union will play an active role in the region,” Zulfugarov said.
Meanwhile, Turkish researcher Gokmen Kilicoglu said relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey peaked during the 44-day Karabakh war, according to Trend.
“Each country can cooperate with the other… Azerbaijan and Turkey can even normalize relations with Armenia in the future and cooperate with it,” Kilicoglu added.
On February 2, 2022, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the draft law “on approving the Shusha Statement on Allied Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey”.
On June 15, 2021, Azerbaijan and Turkey signed the Shusha Declaration on Allied Relations, during Erdogan’s first official visit to Shusha, eight months after Azerbaijan’s victory in the war against Armenia. in 2020. The document focuses on defense cooperation, promoting regional stability and prosperity. , and establishing new transport routes.
It affirms the joint efforts of the two armies in the face of foreign threats. The declaration also promises joint efforts for the restructuring and modernization of the armed forces. In addition, the two nations claim to encourage the realization of joint projects with the aim of developing capabilities in the maritime, air and space fields.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the Shusha Declaration on Allied Relations signed with Turkey on June 15 is of strategic importance for Eurasia and promotes peace and security in the South Caucasus region.
Describing Shusha’s declaration as a triumph of new geopolitical realities, Aliyev said the historic document ratifies the ally status of the ties of friendship, brotherhood and partnership between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
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