Turkish State Minister Atalay Received By Azerbaijani President Aliyev

BAKU - Turkish State Minister Besir Atalay, who is currently in Baku for a one day visit, was received by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday.
Aliyev said that relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan were improving and noted that his visit to Turkey next week would also contribute to further development of relations.
Azerbaijani President Aliyev said that Ataturk Research Center which was opened today had great importance in development of relations.
Turkish State Minister Atalay said that friendly relations between the two countries were further improved and noted that Turkish government had a strong will to develop its bilateral relations with Azerbaijan.
Aliyev and Atalay attended opening ceremony of Ataturk Research Center in Baku earlier in the day.
(EÖ-BRC) 10.04.2004