Baku, Azerbaijan, July 18
Trend:
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan July 18, said the press service of Azerbaijan’s president.
President Aliyev strongly condemned the military coup attempt in Turkey and noted that the Azerbaijani people and state stand by Turkish people and state, as always.
Azerbaijani president extended condolences to families of the people killed while preventing the coup attempt and to Turkey’s president, and wished recovery to the injured.
President Aliyev expressed confidence that no force will be able to turn Turkey from the path of development and democracy further.
Erdogan, for his part, praised the brotherly position of President Aliyev and Azerbaijani people, and noted that Turkish leadership is taking all measures to normalize the situation in the country.