Baku, October 17, AZERTAC
President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva and Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Shusha district Aydin Karimov have met with Akim of Turkestan region Darkhan Satybaldy as part of their visit to Kazakhstan.
The meeting revolved around the multifaceted relations between the two brotherly Turkic countries - Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
The sides also highlighted the construction of a Center for the Development of Children's Creativity in the city of Fuzuli, Karabakh following the restoration of the Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. He noted that after the liberation of the city of Shusha, the first fraternal relations were established with the Kazakh city of Turkestan.
The meeting also focused on the prospects for further expanding cooperation between the two sister cities, Shusha and Turkestan.
The sides hailed another demonstration of the historical and cultural heritage of the old city in Turkestan within the large-scale project "Shusha Days", initiated by the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation.
TURKPA General Secretary of Mehmet Süreyya Er, as well as Azerbaijani MP Fatma Yildirim, Deputy Akim of the Turkestan region Beisen Tazhibayev, Akim of the city of Turkestan Nurbol Turashbekov, Counselor of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kazakhstan Anar Huseynzade were also present at the meeting.