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Murat Mercan: â€œTurkish parliament will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani peopleâ€ - UPDATED

Murat Mercan: â€œTurkish parliament will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani peopleâ€ - <font color=red>UPDATED</font>

28 October 2009 11:34 (UTC +04:00)

Murat Mercan told journalists that they met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Expressing their pleasure to visit Azerbaijan, Murat Mercan said they witnessed once more that Azerbaijan and Turkey are â€œone nation, two statesâ€.
â€œThe aim of the visit is to strengthen the interparliamentary relations, meet with Azerbaijani President and express the position of Turkish parliament,â€ he said.

Murat Mercan said they are pleased that Turkish flag fly at Turkish Martyrsâ€™ Lane.

Asked when the commission of foreign affairs will discuss the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia, Murat Mercan said:
â€œWe determine the date of the discussion of the protocols. Now our commission has agreements awaiting discussion since 2000. There is no time limit to sign these protocols. We have always said that Turkish parliament will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani people. You should be sure,â€ he said.

Following this, the delegation visited Martyrsâ€™ Alley and Turkish Martyrsâ€™ Lane.

Murat Mercan said it is proud to see Turkish and Azerbaijani flags flying at Turkish Martyrsâ€™ Lane again.

Member of the delegation, MP from the National Movement Party (MHP) Senol Bal told journalists that no force can stir up discord between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
â€œNo one can do it. We will not allow it,â€ he said.

Senol Bal noted that MHP protests against signing of the protocols between Turkey and Armenia.

The delegation includes chairman of Turkish parliamentâ€™s foreign affairs commission Murat Mercan (AKP, Eskisehir), Saban Dishli (AKP, Sakarya), Zeynep Dagi (AKP, Ankara), Fevzi Sanverdi (AKP, Hatay), Abdullah Caliskan (AKP, Kirsehir), Mehmet Cerci (AKP, Manisa), Ahmet Deniz Bolukbasi (MHP, Ankara) and Senol Bal (MHP, Izmir).

From the Turkish Foreign Ministry the delegation includes ambassador Akin Algan, the deputy director of the ministryâ€™s department for Caucasus and Central Asia Ahmet Rza Demirer, representatives of the parliamentâ€™s foreign affairs and protocol department Kurshat Sariarslan, Bulent Erten and Hatice Er Ars.

The delegation will today hold a meeting in the Azerbaijani parliamentâ€™s international and interparliamentary relations committee. Moreover, the delegation will visit Ataturk Center. On October 29, the parliamentarians will hold meetings in the Foreign Ministry and participate in the reception given by the Turkish embassy in Gulustan Palace on the occasion of the Republic Day. The delegation will return to Ankara on October 30.