Türkiye’s new consul general in Nakhchivan takes office

Ali Sevim, appointed consul general of Türkiye in Nakhchivan, visited Türkiye’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Birol Akgün upon taking office and received his exequatur from Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry.

Ali Sevim, appointed consul general of Türkiye in Nakhchivan, visited Türkiye’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Birol Akgün upon taking office.

Sevim received his exequatur from Anar Najafli, director of the Protocol Department at Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry. Together with the ambassador, he also paid a courtesy visit to Gürsel Ismayilzade, director of the department responsible for Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Western and Central Asia.

Scene from the visit

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic borders Türkiye and holds a special place in Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations. In 2009, an agreement establishing the Turkic Council, the predecessor of the Organization of Turkic States, was signed in Nakhchivan.