Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz congratulated the Azerbaijani people on November 8 – Victory Day and stated that the brotherly relations between the two countries are also demonstrated on international platforms.

Axar.az reports, citing АPA, that Yilmaz emphasized that November 8 – Victory Day holds historical significance for Azerbaijan.

"Once again, we congratulate the Azerbaijani state and people. This is a victory that makes us all proud and put an end to 30 years of occupation. Today, Garabagh is Azerbaijan. Therefore, I congratulate you once again. May Allah have mercy on our martyrs."

Cevdet Yilmaz noted that the meetings between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev once again demonstrated to the entire world the closeness between the two peoples and states.

He expressed his belief that these brotherly relations would continue within the framework of COP31 and said that he was aware that President Ilham Aliyev would attend the summit.

The Turkish Vice President also noted that he had visited the Azerbaijani pavilion and had the opportunity to speak with members of the delegation there.

"Today, I also visited Azerbaijan's pavilion and had the opportunity to speak with our friends there. I would like to take this opportunity to convey my greetings to all our Azerbaijani brothers."

Cevdet Yilmaz also emphasized that Turkiye had made extensive use of Azerbaijan's COP29 experience during preparations for COP31:

"As you know, Azerbaijan hosted COP29. We made extensive use of Azerbaijan's experience while carrying out our preparations. Therefore, we thank Azerbaijan."