Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Azerbaijan on September 15-16, according to Anadolu Agency.
The agency said Fidan will hold talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in both bilateral and expanded formats. He is also scheduled to meet Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov.
A meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is also expected.
The agenda includes the development of the strategic partnership between Turkey and Azerbaijan. The sides are set to discuss steps toward the target set by the two countries’ leaders of increasing bilateral trade to $15 billion.
They are also expected to review joint projects in the energy and transport sectors, as well as cooperation in the defense industry, security and military fields.
In addition, the two sides plan to discuss coordination on international platforms. Anadolu said Hakan Fidan is also expected to stress the historic opportunity for peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia and reaffirm Ankara’s support for establishing good-neighborly relations between the sides.
