15:21 - 14.06.2023

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June 14, Fineko/abc.az. President Ilham Aliyev has received Binali Yıldırım, First Deputy Chairman of Türkiye’s Justice & Development Party.

ABC.AZ reports that the head of state once again extended his congratulations on the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and People’s Alliance in the election held in Türkiye.

They underlined the importance of Erdogan’s making his first state visit to Azerbaijan after his election as the President of Türkiye, adding this visit had as always been very effective. It was noted that during this visit the heads of state gave instructions to respective ministries to do consistent work to develop the Azerbaijan-Türkiye alliance in a variety of fields and directions. They underscored that the visit of Turkish head of state would give a great contribution to cementing brotherly and friendly relations between the two countries in all the spheres.

The importance of further expanding cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States and Yıldırım’s activity within this organization as the Chairman of the Council of Elders were underscored during the conversation.

The operations of Turkish companies in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan were highlighted at the meeting.

Expressing his gratitude for the congratulations, Yıldırım described the state visit of the Turkish president to Azerbaijan as successful. Yıldırım said that during his stay in Azerbaijan, he would visit Shusha with a delegation and familiarize himself with the large-scale ongoing construction works there. He emphasized that as the chairman of Council of Elders he would contribute to further expansion of cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States.

Years-long successful cooperation between the New Azerbaijan Party and the Justice & Development Party was hailed during the conversation.