15.06.2002
Azerbaijani support for recognition of KKTC
Agil Semetyeli the Chairman of Azerbaijan-Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Brotherhood Association said that they will struggle for the recognition of the KKTC in the Turkic Republics.
The official foundation of the association was proclaimed with the ceremony arranged in the Avrupa (Europe) hotel. Chairman Semetyeli said in the ceremony that the KKTC is known by the Azerbaijani people and that the ties between two countries would be strengthened in the future process. And he also added that the KKTC has to be recognized by the Turkic republics at first.
The Baku Representative of the KKTC Mustafa Evran said that they want concrete cooperation between the two countries and added that "foundation of this association is the own decision of the Azerbaijani public."
The special representative of the KKTC is President Rauf Denktaș, Ambassador Cavlan Suerdem read the Denktaș's massage in the meeting. In the massage Denktaș expressed his pleasure for the foundation of this association which tries to accelerate the social, cultural, scientific and economic relations between two countries.
Denktaș also thanked the close attention of the Azerbaijan administration, academic circles, NGO', press and the Azerbaijani public.
Ankara - Turkish Daily News
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