President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called the President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 26.

Axar.az reports that the President's Press Service has released information about this.

President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his anniversary and wished him new success and good health in his work for the welfare of Turkiye.

The head of the Turkish state expressed his gratitude for the attention and congratulations.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his condolences to the President and the people of Azerbaijan on the anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.

The head of our state expressed his gratitude for the condolences.

During the conversation, the importance of Ilham Aliyev's first official visit to Turkiye after being elected as the president was mentioned once again, and it was emphasized that this visit contributed to the further strengthening of our relations.

The heads of state once again touched on the importance of the Shusha Declaration and expressed their satisfaction with the successful implementation of this Declaration.

President Ilham Aliyev and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence that Azerbaijan-Turkiye relations of friendship, brotherhood, and alliance will be successfully developed and strengthened in the future, they exchanged views on cooperation prospects, future contacts, and issues of mutual interest.