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Tokayev: We consider Azerbaijan our ally and strategic partner, and we will always adhere to this line

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev

13 October 2022 19:20 (UTC +04:00)

"As for our bilateral relations, I would like to start by expressing gratitude to you for the hospitality shown during my visit to the beautiful city of Baku," President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev said in a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Astana, APA reports.

"It seems to me that our talks were productive, interesting and actually attracted the attention of political and economic circles abroad. Therefore, we consider Azerbaijan our ally and strategic partner, and we will always adhere to this line. Azerbaijan plays a very important part not only in its region, but on a much broader geographical scale. I think we have a lot in common, the desire to develop cooperation in various fields. We discussed this in detail in Baku.

Now on the agenda is the development of the so-called Middle Corridor. I had talks with the President of Turkiye yesterday. He referred to the meeting of the heads of relevant departments, which took place in Baku, literally several times. Naturally, they aim to continue working in this format. From our side, of course, there will be no problems. On the contrary, we are also interested. In my public speeches, I have repeatedly spoken about the Trans-Caspian route, the so-called Middle Corridor.

We have traditional ties in various fields, including the humanitarian sphere, and all this will be continued. We talked about the fact that the street named after the outstanding Azerbaijani statesman Heydar Aliyev should be moved to another place in our capital, to a more worthy place, as it were. And such a place has been found. I have approved it. So it's a matter of time," said Kazakh President Kasim-Jomart Tokayev.