Kürşad Zorlu: Each of Our States Fully Respects Sovereignty Under Law

Kürşad Zorlu, deputy chairman of the ruling AK Party and head of its Turkic States Relations department, commented on Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations. He said the states may differ in how they progress, that each state fully respects the other's decisions under the law of sovereignty, and that any problems will be discussed within the family council.

Zorlu attended the 'International Conference on Türkiye-Kyrgyzstan Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation in the 35th Year of Independence' in Keçiören, marking the 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's independence. The event was organised by the Kyrgyz Embassy in Ankara, the Turkic World Engineers and Architects Union (TDMMB) and Keçiören Municipality. Zorlu also expressed get-well wishes to citizens affected by floods and offered condolences to the family of Dündar Ziya Gültekin, acting mayor of Üsküdar, who died in a traffic accident in Düzce.

Zorlu said Türkiye-Kyrgyzstan foreign trade had risen from 176 million dollars in 2009 to 1.7 billion dollars. He also noted that the Turkic world's economy has reached 2.3 trillion dollars and that it is projected to enter the top 10 world economies by 2030.