"I would like to thank my brother Ilham Aliyev for this warm hospitality," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during the summit with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, APA reports.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also paid tribute to the memory of our martyrs who sacrificed their lives to secure independence for Azerbaijan: “We are three brotherly countries that share common ideals based on mutual love, respect and trust, and benefiting from the same cultural environment. We are further strengthening the ties between our countries, which have a population of approximately 350 million and an economic power of 1.5 trillion dollars. I would like to emphasize that we are behind every step aimed at transforming our alliance into a strategic partnership.”