From here, I send my love and respect to my brothers all across Azerbaijan — from Baku to Ganja, from Shusha to Nakhchivan.

Axar.az reports that this was stated by the President of the Republic of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during the cultural event dedicated to Independence Day in Lachin, attended by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.

“I want to convey the greetings of 86 million hearts that are stirred when they hear ‘Dear Azerbaijan’ and ‘Two states, one nation.’ Today, the scene before us represents three states, one nation. As a son of a nation that knows well how independence is earned and how valuable it is, I wholeheartedly congratulate you on your Independence Day. I respectfully commemorate the heroes who crowned our glorious struggles on the path of independence and future with their martyrdom,” Erdogan emphasized.