Erdogan Says Turkey Azerbaijan Bond Historic and Strategic
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, announcing his travel program to Azerbaijan on the eighth of November, described the relations between the two countries as beyond ordinary diplomatic relations and emphasized the historical and strategic ties between Ankara and Baku.
Erdogan, on his return from a visit to South Korea, answered journalists questions on the plane and said about the visit to Azerbaijan: The eighth of November is the Victory Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan. If there are no extraordinary conditions, I intend to travel to Azerbaijan on this day, and I hope that during this visit the necessary opportunity will be provided to take the intended steps.
He further stated about Turkey and Azerbaijan relations: The relations between the two countries are far beyond ordinary diplomatic relations, and their unbreakable bond is the result of shared history and culture, shared destiny, and shared future.
Erdogan also said about his visit to Seoul at the invitation of Lee Jae Myung, President of South Korea: The historical bonds of the two nations, which were formed seventy six years ago with the sacrifice of Turkish soldiers in the Korean War and turned the two nations into blood brothers, are always remembered with pride.
The President of Turkey, emphasizing that the increase in exchange of visits between the two countries helps the development of cooperation, added: The President of South Korea made an official visit to Turkey in November last year and also participated in the NATO summit in Ankara. The two sides, as two strategic partners, once again confirmed their common will to develop relations during these visits.
Erdogan noted: Trade and investment are at the top of the priorities of bilateral relations, and Turkey intends to increase the trade volume of the two countries, which has exceeded eleven billion dollars, to fifteen billion dollars based on a win win approach.
The President of Turkey also said about the US midterm elections: Unfortunately, wars, conflicts, and oppression in the region continue, and Ankara wants the earliest possible establishment of calm in its region. The greatest wish of Turkey is that the election results help establish lasting peace and stability in the region.
Regarding Turkey efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, he stated: Turkey has made every effort to pave the path of peace in the Russia and Ukraine war and will continue these efforts. After meeting with Zelensky, we intend to examine the Russian dimension of this issue in a meeting and conversation with Putin.
Erdogan in another part of his remarks about the fight against terrorism stated: The process of Terror free Turkey is moving forward within the legal framework, deviation from this framework is not possible, and the mentioned process is being carefully monitored.
He stated about this process: After the complete realization of disarmament and the completion of the identification and verification stages, we will enter a new phase.
