Azerbaijan FM Bayramov: Turkic states' geography offers wide opportunities

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke at the 13th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara. Bayramov thanked Türkiye for its hospitality and congratulated the Turkish people on the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye.

Bayramov said Azerbaijan took over the OTS chairmanship a year ago at the Gabala summit, and that the main theme of that summit was regional peace and security. He noted serious tensions in the international system, including military conflicts, new security threats and violations of international law, and said Azerbaijan remains an area of stability and security.

Bayramov said Azerbaijan had ended about 30 years of Armenian occupation and fully restored its territorial integrity. He said normalisation with Armenia continues and a de facto peace exists, but that Azerbaijan is waiting for Armenia to take the political and legal steps needed to sign a peace agreement. He added that the region's geography offers wide opportunities through the Middle Corridor and the Zangezur Corridor.