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Telephone Conversation Takes Place between Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey
Baku / 31.07.20 / Turan: On July 31, at the initiative of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a telephone conversation was held with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported by the press service of the President of Azerbaijan.
The head of state congratulated Erdogan and the brotherly people of Turkey on the holy holiday of Gurban Bayrami (Feast of Sacrifice), wished the Turkish President good health and prosperity to the Turkish people.
In turn, Erdogan also expressed gratitude for the attention and congratulations, and also wished Aliyev the best wishes on the occasion of the holiday.
During the conversation, they expressed satisfaction with the development of Turkish-Azerbaijani fraternal relations and expressed confidence in further strengthening of the interstate relations.
The heads of state noted the successful holding of Azerbaijani-Turkish joint military exercises in various regions of Azerbaijan, and assessed it as another manifestation of Turkish-Azerbaijani friendly and fraternal relations.
Aliyev highly appreciated the strong support provided by the Turkish President in connection with the recent events that occurred as a result of the military provocation of Armenia on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border on July 12-14.
The heads of state discussed issues related to the prospects for the successful development of cooperation in various fields. — 0—
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- Great East
- 31 July 2020 10:30
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- Politics
- 31 July 2020 11:19
Politics
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