Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 20
Trend:
The 9th Summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation kicked off in Istanbul Oct. 20 under the motto “Expanding Opportunities Through Cooperation”.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the Summit as a special guest at the invitation of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Prior to the Summit a joint photo was taken.
The Summit started with the recitation of ayahs from Holy Quran.
Afterwards, Secretary General of the D-8 Organization Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi and the organization’s chairman, Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi delivered speeches.
Abbasi announced that the organization’s chairmanship is passing from Pakistan to Turkey.
Then, the new chairman of the organization, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the event.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech at the 9th Summit of the D-8 Organization.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a closing speech at the Summit.
Afterwards, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the D-8 Organization and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) with the participation of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and heads of state and government of other countries.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev completed his Turkey visit on Oct. 20.
