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Ganja Summit; Economic Dialogue between Turkey and Azerbaijan
Topic Started: Jul 23 2015, 04:27 PM (60 Views)
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Jai Pharaoh | King of the Nile
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Posted Image Deniz Baykal
President of the Turkey

It does me great joy to finally be able to finally come to this beautiful country, and to continue the historical relationship between the Republic of Turkey and her dearest of friends, the people and government of Azerbaijan. A cultural bond which has transcended centuries ties our people and our interests, and I feel that continuing that long-surviving partnership is one of my most present and salient duties as President of the Turkish Republic. It is why I have this visit a priority, and why I am so honored that you have welcomed me to this - the old capital and jewel of the Azerbaijani crown.

I was able to tour this beautiful city, I have been able to visit the Juma Mosque, and I have felt the kinship our nations share, first-hand, through the hospitable will of the Azerbaijani people. If anyone should work closely with Azerbaijan to achieve growth and development in this region - it should be Turkey. Our special bilateral relationship - one which only Turkic nations can share - can and must be a stepping stone to prosperity and economic revival for not just our nations, but all Black Sea nations. We now have the opportunity to invest toward that goal, and my government cherishes the chance to work with Azerbaijan - hand in hand.

With that, I will yield to my friend and gracious host. Shall we begin, Mr. President?
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Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan

thank you for your introduction. what we are here for is upgrading our rail network to connect all members of the Economic Cooperation Organisation together with high speed rail. Many times air transportation of goods and peoples is far too expensive and cost prohibitive eliminating routes between some of the smaller countries and even between some of the larger depending on airport terminal fees and costs of this type. So having a rail network will increase competition which will allow prices to be more moderated on both options and will allow consumers to get their products at a better price and potentially faster time and will strengthen the economic cooperation of all of our regional members that are a part of this organization.

how do you feel about this sir?
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I agree, whole-heartedly, Mr. President. Of course, improved transportation between regional partners is directly alined with the interest of increase connectivity and economic growth, throughout. Turkey is prepared to join you in this.

Do you have cost or scope estimates for this project available?
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Ilham Aliyev
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I would say probably 50 billion to 100 billion when its all said and done. I want to have around 3 rails coming and 3 rails going.

2 rail coming and going will be for shipping

1 rail coming and going will be for passenger travel that way we can make extra revenue

We are prepared to fund most of what is being done in azerbaijan but we will need help with the finances of it. Can you help us?
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I feel that Turkey can match the Azerbaijani commitment. My major concern would be approaching this project in a practical way for all parties - not just Azerbaijan and Turkey. That aside, I like the concept of mulitply rails - which would allow great transport capabilities. I have been advised that the cities of Iğdır and Rize would be Turkey's most practical hubs - would you agree with that assessment?
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Ilham Aliyev
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Yes we agree to these things that you have talked about and also to the hubs for this railway. We want to make it clear that this rail should only be linking Economic Cooperation Organisation countries which means that the rail link should avoid Armenia a country we are presently negotiating with but that we have a defacto state of war with for several decades.

We would also like to ask Turkey to take the lead in negotiating the Iranian segment which will link both of our countries.
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While the ongoing situation concerning Armenia provides a very sensitive dynamic to this project, I have to agree that excluding Armenia is a logical decision. I'd only request that we not block them from integrating with the system in the future, following successful peace negotiations with Baku. We shouldn't be punishing the people for the acts of the government.

Rest assured, we will reach out to Tehran on behalf of this project.
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