'Victory Day' summit in Azerbaijan... Joint statement from Erdogan and Aliyev: 'Those who want to weaken our brotherhood...'

AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went to Azerbaijan to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

ALIYEV WELCOME

Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan were welcomed at Fuzuli International Airport by Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev and his wife Mihriban Aliyeva.

THEY HELD A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

Erdoğan and Aliyev held a joint press conference after the bilateral meeting.

Azerbaijani President Aliyev said, "Türkiye-Azerbaijan unity is eternal and unshakable."

Referring to the Second Karabakh War, Aliyev said, "You (President Erdogan) and the brotherly Turkish people were with us for 44 days. This will never be forgotten."

ALİYEV: THE BROTHERLY TURKISH PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS BY US

Highlights from the speech of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are as follows:

"The city of Shusha was in captivity for 28 years, but it did not lose its national spirit. The brotherly Turkish people were always on our side. Your statement showed the whole world that Turkey is on the side of brother Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan will never forget this. Azerbaijan is grateful to the Turkish people. President Erdogan and the brotherly Turkish people were with us for 44 days during the Second Karabakh War.

This will never be forgotten. The unity of Türkiye and Azerbaijan is eternal and unshakable. Those who want to join us will never succeed. "The peoples of Türkiye and Azerbaijan are brotherly peoples and there is no other people and state as close to each other as we are."

ERDOĞAN: THOSE WHO WANT TO WEAKEN OUR BROTHERHOOD WILL NEVER ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS

AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Those who want to weaken this brotherhood, which we have strengthened with the bond of alliance with the declaration we signed in Shusha on June 15, 2021, will never achieve their goals today and tomorrow, as they did yesterday."

Highlights from Erdoğan's speech are as follows:

"6 years ago, the Azerbaijani people liberated Karabakh again with great heroism. The relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan have passed through all the possibilities of history and reached today's advanced level. This union of hearts, which we describe with the motto 'One nation, two states', is an inextinguishable torch that sheds light on our future with the strength it draws from our common past. Our brotherhood goes far beyond a common language, history and culture. Baku's This is why we know the joy of Ankara as the joy of Ankara and the pride of Shusha as the pride of our entire nation.

Azerbaijan's liberation of its own lands from occupation with a 44-day homeland war opened the door to a new era in the South Caucasus. Those who want to weaken this brotherhood that we have strengthened with the bond of alliance with the declaration we signed in Shusha on June 15, 2021; He will never be able to achieve his goals, neither today nor tomorrow, as he did yesterday. We are also working with all our strength to make this vision dominant in the Turkish world. We follow the efforts made by Azerbaijan for the reconstruction of Karabakh. The revived heritage shows the faith of the Azerbaijani people in the future. We will continue to contribute to reconstruction and development efforts. "The victory won on the squares should be crowned with permanent peace."

ALİYEV DID NOT ATTEND THE SUMMIT IN ANKARA

Tensions had risen between the two countries in recent weeks.

Following the government's clothing regulations in public spaces in Azerbaijan, Chief Advisor to the President Oktay Saral's statements, "It is unacceptable to deny headscarved students' right to education in Azerbaijan. Such an understanding should never be allowed in this age," escalated the tension, and Saral was later dismissed.