Azerbaijan Congratulates Turkey's Non-permanent Membership To Unsc

BAKU - Azerbaijan congratulated Turkey which was elected non-permanent member to UN Security Council.
Turkey won two-thirds of votes (equal to 151 votes) in the voting on Friday, and secured a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council in the Western European and Others Group. Turkey will be a non-permanent member of the council for the term 2009-2010.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent congratulatory messages to Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Aliyev said that the result of the election showed the increasing role of Turkey in international platforms, adding that it was also the success of Turkish diplomacy.
Aliyev also said that the activities of Turkey in UNSC would be very fruitful.
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