Aliyev congratulated Erdogan

Baku/15.05.23/Turan: On May 15, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the head of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and congratulated the Republican Union he leads on winning a majority of votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Aliyev noted that under the leadership of Erdogan, the Republic of Turkey "has come a long way of development", and as "a manifestation of this, the fraternal Turkish people have demonstrated confidence in their leader in the past elections." Erdogan expressed gratitude to the head of Azerbaijan for the attention and congratulations.

During a telephone conversation, the heads of state once again noted that "friendly and fraternal relations between the two countries are permanent and inviolable."

It should be noted that in the presidential elections held in Turkey on May 14, according to preliminary data, Erdogan is gaining 49.3 percent. votes and the candidate from the opposition "National Union" Kemal Kılıçdaroglu 45 percent. votes and they advance to the second round. The third candidate, Sinan Ogan, has 5.2 percent. votes.

In the parliamentary elections, the "Republican Union" is gaining 49 percent. votes, the "National Union" 35 percent. votes..—06B-