Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with Azerbaijani parliament's women lawmakers in Ankara on Thursday.

The meeting was closed to press.

Azeri women lawmakers were invited to Turkey by the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) after controversies over the opening of the border between Turkey and Armenia.

Azeri lawmakers met Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli and Turkish State Minister Nimet Cubukcu in Ankara.

Turkey and Armenia has been holding talks to normalize relations in recent years. Armenian President Serzh Sargsian said last week that the border between Turkey and Armenia, which was closed after Armenia invaded Azerbaijan's Upper Karabakh in 1993, could be opened in a few months.

However, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the border could not be opened until Armenia-Azarbaijan dispute is resolved.

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Güncelleme Tarihi: 16 Nisan 2009, 14:27