Foreign ministers of Turkic countries in Bodrum for talks

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are expected to attend the meeting. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had already left Baku for Bodrum. During his three-day stay in the Turkish resort district Mammadyarov is expected to hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart to discuss bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

In addition, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry also said earlier the six foreign ministers will discuss the possibility of providing humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan. The small, ethnically divided Central Asian country was swept into chaos after an ethnic conflict between its Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities ravaged the former Soviet republic. The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry also said Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev will discuss perspectives on the development of communications and further widening of cooperation in all directions of mutual interest with the other foreign ministers, Kazinform refers to Today's Zaman.

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