AZERI PLANE ARRESTED IN TURKEY

A Tu-134 airplane belonging to Azal Azerbaijani State Concern was arrested in the airport of the Turkish city of Trabzon the other day. The airplane following Baku-Trabzon-Baku route was arrested because of the debt of the Azeri Ministry of Agriculture to Saka Gorhmaz for the agricultural products to the amount of $5,2 million delivered by the company to Azerbaijan in 1992-1993. With the lost benefit included Turkey fixed the debt on $8 million. As reported by Turan agency, the airplane is still standing in the Trabzon airport while Azeri Vice Premier Abid Sharifov is negotiating on the possibility of its return to Azerbaijan. To note, Turkey has already made attempts of arresting the planes of Azal Concern, besides, several vessels of the Caspian navy were arrested by the same reason.