Azerbaijani president thanks his Turkish counterpart

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for supporting Azerbaijan during his speech at the UN General Assembly.

Caliber.Az reports, referring to the president's message posted on a social network.

The President noted that brotherly Turkey, as always, stands with Azerbaijan and supports us in a just cause.

Aliyev emphasized that we always defend each other’s fair position in international organizations, and our relations have risen to the level of strategic alliance after signing the Shusha Declaration.

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— İlham Əliyev (@azpresident) September 19, 2023

"Garabagh is the territory of Azerbaijan", Erdogan has recently stressed at the general political debates within the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

"We are waiting for Armenia to fulfil its promises, first of all, to open the Zangezur corridor. Garabagh, as everyone has already accepted, is Azerbaijani territory, and imposing any other status on it is unacceptable. Our first goal should be the peaceful coexistence of all, including Armenians, on the territory of Azerbaijan. We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan to protect its territorial integrity and stand by it guided by the motto of 'one nation, two states'," the Turkish leader said.