President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Secretary General of the Turkic Council, Halil Akıncı on April 17, 2012. The sides pointed to the importance of the measures the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States has been taking for a further strengthening of relations among Turkic countries in bilateral and multilateral formats and exchanged views on the future of the organization.
In the context of his visit to Baku, Secretary General met with;
Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Elmar Memmedyarov
Meeting with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Abulfas Garayev
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Araz Azimov
Meeting with the Minister of Education, H.E. Misir Mardanov
Meeting with the Secretary General of TURKPA, H.E. Ramil Hasanov
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Transportation, Musa Panakhov
Meeting with the Minister of Economic Development, H.E. Shahin Mustafayev
Meeting with the Elder of Azerbaijan, Budag Budagov
Contacts with the press: The Secretary General was interviewed by Azerbaijan TV, Ictimai TV, Yurd TV