Erdoğan invites Azerbaijani President to 13th OTS summit in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has invited Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to attend the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), which is planned to take place in Ankara.

Erdoğan and Aliyev held a telephone conversation on Wednesday, October 21, during which they discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global developments, according to Türkiye’s Presidential Communications Directorate.

During the conversation, Erdoğan emphasized that Türkiye and Azerbaijan would continue strengthening their cooperation and taking bilateral relations to a new level, building on the close fraternal ties between the two countries.

The Turkish president also congratulated Aliyev on the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Azerbaijan’s state independence.

Erdoğan subsequently invited the Azerbaijani leader to participate in the upcoming 13th OTS summit in Ankara.

According to the Azerbaijani Presidential Press Service, Aliyev thanked Erdoğan for the telephone call and his congratulations on the anniversary of Azerbaijan’s restored independence.

Aliyev also expressed confidence that the close relations between Azerbaijan and Türkiye would continue to develop successfully in the years ahead.

The conversation reaffirmed both leaders’ commitment to maintaining and strengthening bilateral cooperation.

Photo: Press service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan