They walked arm in arm on the runway... Erdogan in Azerbaijan: Aliyev welcomed him at the airport

AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went to Azerbaijan to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Azerbaijan's Victory Day.

Along with his wife Emine Erdoğan, Erdoğan was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, Director of the National Intelligence Organization İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, Chief Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the President Akif Çağatay Kılıç, AKP Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Relations with Turkish States Kürşad Zorlu and Chairman of the Aksakallar Council of the Organization of Turkish States (TDT). Binali Yıldırım also accompanied him.

ALİYEV WELCOME ERDOĞAN AT THE AIRPORT

İlham Aliyev welcomed Erdoğan at the airport.

THEY WALKED ARM ARM

The moments when the two leaders linked arms and chatted attracted attention.

A BILATERAL MEETING WILL BE HELD

As part of the visit, Erdoğan will hold a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

It was reported that the two leaders will evaluate various aspects of the cooperation between Türkiye and Azerbaijan during the meeting and will also consult regional and global developments.

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.