Azerbaijani parliamentarians are going to visit Northern Cyprus

ArmInfo. Head of the Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Akif Cagatay Kilic  called the forthcoming visit of the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation to the  Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as historic. Kilic  stated  this during a meeting with a delegation of the Azerbaijani parliament  headed by Chairman of the Milli Majlis Committee for International  Relations and Inter-parliamentary Connexions Samad Seyidov in Ankara.

According to him, the first visit of the Azerbaijani delegation to  Lefkosa will become an important message for the whole world.

Kilic  noted that Azerbaijan and Turkey are confidently looking into  the future, adhering to the principle of "One people, two states".  Turkey is proud of Azerbaijan's successes, the Turkish  parliamentarian said.

According to him, on July 15, the parliament will host a  commemorative event on the occasion of July 15, the Day of Democracy  and National Unity, with the participation of Turkish President Recep  Tayyip Erdogan, Speaker of the Parliament Mustafa Shentop, as well as  parliamentary delegations of Azerbaijan and the TRNC.

On the same day, a meeting of the parliamentary delegations of  Turkey, Azerbaijan and the TRNC will take place in the building of  the Turkish parliament.  After that, on June 16, the parliamentary  delegation of Azerbaijan will visit the north of Cyprus.

"This is the first ever visit of a parliamentary delegation from  Azerbaijan to the TRNC. The delegation will take part in the event  marking the 47th anniversary of the start of the peacekeeping  operation in Cyprus and July 20 - the Day of Peace and Freedom. The  head of the Turkish state will also take part in the event. We are  grateful to you for this important step. This is an important message  to the whole world - another demonstration of friendship and  brotherhood between Azerbaijan and Turkey, " Kilic said, Anadolu  reports.

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is a self-proclaimed  state that occupies the northern third of the island of Cyprus. From  1975 to 1983 this territory was called the Turkish Federal State of  Northern Cyprus.

Turkey is the only country to recognize Northern Cyprus. According to  international law, the Republic of Cyprus retains sovereignty over  the entire territory that was part of it before 1974. This is the  view shared by all other states and the UN.. Let us also note that,  according to experts, if the Karabakh conflict is resolved,  Azerbaijan will become the second state in the world to recognize the  independence of the TRNC.  In the meantime, Baku refrains from this  step, fearing that Cyprus will recognize the independence of  Nagorno-Karabakh.