Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the head of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his birthday.
As the Office of Relations under the Administration of the President of Turkey, President Erdogan held a telephone conversation with a colleague from Azerbaijan.
During the conversation, bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, regional and global events were discussed.
President Erdogan wished Azerbaijan success as a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation of Eight Developing countries (D-8).
In addition, the Turkish leader noted that he is closely monitoring the development of events related to the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Ankara expects that the South Caucasus will reach strong stability and prosperity with the establishment of peace, ”he said.
Meanwhile, the press service of the President of Azerbaijan reported that Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the head of the Azerbaijani state on his birthday, wished him success in activities, good health.
President Ilham Aliyev, in turn, expressed the appreciation of Turkey for the support of Azerbaijan in the issue of the country’s entry into D-8.
During the conversation, the process of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, issues of regional security were discussed. Positive progress in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime was noted with satisfaction, joint efforts were agreed on the socio-economic development of this country.
The heads of state expressed confidence that the relations of friendship, fraternity and strategic allies between the two countries will continue to develop in all areas, conducted an exchange of opinions on the prospects of cooperation and further contacts.