Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to attend the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara during a phone call on Wednesday, October 21.
The summit is scheduled for October 29-30, according to an official announcement from Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications.
The two leaders discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments, according to statements issued by the Azerbaijani presidency and the Turkish communications directorate. Neither statement provided further details about the issues raised during the call.
Erdoğan said he was confident that cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye would continue to develop and reach a higher level. He also again congratulated Azerbaijan on the 35th anniversary of the restoration of its state independence.
Aliyev thanked Erdoğan for the call and the anniversary message. The Azerbaijani president said the two countries’ brotherly relations would continue to develop successfully.
The Azerbaijani presidential statement said Erdoğan invited Aliyev to the upcoming summit in Ankara. Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications separately confirmed the invitation and the discussion of bilateral, regional and global matters.
Source: Vesti Baku.