Azerbaijan and Turkey jointly implement projects of global importance, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said at a meeting with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade in Baku on March 14.

At the meeting, Rasizade voiced his satisfaction with the visit of the Turkish Prime Minister to Azerbaijan and participation in the 6th Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.

Stressing that the Azerbaijani people closely follow the processes taking place in Turkey, Rasizade said the brotherly and friendly country is developing successfully. He said Azerbaijan and Turkey are always near each other.

Noting that Azerbaijan and Turkey are one nation, two states, Yıldırım expressed his satisfaction with the development of the fraternal countries. He said Azerbaijan and Turkey have jointly implemented projects of global importance. The Turkish PM said the large-scale joint projects implemented by Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia have made a significant contribution to the development of cooperation in the region.

Yıldırım noted that the commissioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, along with an important role in rehabilitation of the historical Silk Road, will play an important role in the development of international cargo transportation. He underlined the importance of mutual investments in developing the economic cooperation between the two countries.