Turkish parliament ratifies bill on Shusha Declaration

  04 February 2022    Read: 530
  Turkish parliament ratifies bill on Shusha Declaration

Turkiye’s parliament on late Thursday ratified a bill on the historic Shusha Declaration signed with Azerbaijan last year. 

A total of 266 lawmakers voted in favor of the declaration in the 581-seat parliament, while 11 lawmakers were against it.

The declaration, signed on June 15, 2021, envisages the raising of relations between Turkiye and Azerbaijan to the level of an alliance.

The bill on approval of the Shusha declaration on allied relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey was approved by the Azerbaijani parliament on February 1. 

The document was signed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 15 in Azerbaijan's Shusha city. 


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