“Our vision of relations with Turkey is extremely clear: we are brothers, friends and allies. Last year in Shush, we essentially issued what was achieved between our countries earlier. Having signed the Shushinsky declaration, we officially became allies. It was, it, it was, it, it was, As I said, the design of reality, because for many years Turkey and Azerbaijan acted as allies. We highly assess this level of cooperation, partnership and fraternity. ” This was stated by President Ilham Aliyev, speaking at the International Conference “Along the Middle Corridor: Geopolitics, Security and Economics”.
The head of state is confident that the cooperation of Azerbaijan and Turkey in all areas will only be strengthened. This is a very important factor in regional stability. Because the goal of Turkish-Azerbaijani cooperation is to strengthen regional stability, and this factor should be taken into account by everyone. ”
The President of Azerbaijan emphasized that the two countries are combining their potentials. “Together we are stronger … The potentials of our countries are growing. Not only in the economic and industrial areas, but also in the military. Today, the world shows that this is number one factor for any country. We understand that if the country does not have strong armed forces , she can regret it bitterly. Investments in the infrastructure of defense, joint military exercises – by the way, during the year we conducted more than ten joint military exercises both in Turkey and in Azerbaijan. I repeat, this is an important factor in regional stability and our security. All those who are planning hostile plans against Azerbaijan and Turkey should know that the Turkish army is not only the Turkish army, but also ours, and vice versa, our army is the army of Turkey. And all those who plan to provocations on our borders, Trying to intimidate us, they should not forget about it, ”said Ilham Aliyev.