Mehdiyev arrived in the Turkish capital earlier this week at the invitation of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. He had talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Şahin later on Thursday, after being hosted by Davutoğlu at the ministry residence at a breakfast meeting that was also joined by the Foreign Ministry undersecretary, Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioğlu.
Özügergin, speaking with reporters during an online press conference held by the ministry on Thursday, noted that the talks between Davutoğlu and Mehdiyev focused on the course of affairs regarding the Caucasus region.
Mehdiyev informed the Turkish side of details if the ongoing efforts by the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Özügergin said. The Minsk Group has striven to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a territorial dispute between Baku and Yerevan, for more than 17 years.
“And we have stated that we continue giving full support to Azerbaijan. We said that Azerbaijan's being an independent and powerful country strengthens us as well,” Özügergin said, emphasizing the importance Ankara attaches to Azerbaijan's unity.
