BAKU - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Wednesday.
The two leaders will hold a joint press conference after their meeting.
Erdogan will also address the Azerbaijani Parliament and attend a reception at the Turkish Embassy in Baku. He will later take part at a formal dinner.
ERDOGAN-ALIYEV JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday that statement of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan removed all doubts about Upper Karabakh problem.
Turkish Premier Erdogan told Aliyev that it was impossible to open border gates between Turkey and Armenia as long as the occupation (of Armenia in Upper Karabakh) is not lifted.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Erdogan, Aliyev said Upper Karabakh problem, regional developments as well as economy and energy matters were discussed at the meeting. "Both Turkey and Azerbaijan favor restoration of peace and stability in the region," he added.
Commenting on the news reports that Azerbaijan would make an increase in price of natural gas, Aliyev said price of natural gas depended on rise or discount in oil prices in the world.