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Passport-free regime between Turkey and Azerbaijan soon: FM Çavuşoğlu

"Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens will be able to travel between the two countries with only their ID cards very soon under the protocol signed with Baku side," Turkish top diplomat Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced via a social media post on Thursday.

Anadolu Agency WORLD
Published December 10,2020
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Citizens of Turkey and Azerbaijan will soon be able to travel to each other's country with only their state identity cards, the Turkish foreign minister announced on Thursday.

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter that Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens will be able to travel between the two countries with only their ID cards very soon under the protocol that he signed with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.

Congratulating this development, Çavuşoğlu said that the move suits "one nation, two states" principle.

His announcement came after the joint news conference held by the Turkish and Azerbaijani presidents.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Communications Director Fahrettin Altun attended the ceremony of Victory Parade at the Azerbaijani capital Baku.