Türkiye congratulates Azerbaijan on return of Lachin city, villages to Baku

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday congratulated his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the return of the city of Lachin, and two villages to Baku.

Erdogan expressed his appreciation for Aliyev’s efforts for "a just and sustainable solution aimed at stability and peace in the South Caucasus" over the phone, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said in a statement.

The Turkish leader reiterated Ankara's support for "brotherly Azerbaijan in every situation," and said he wished the normalization processes between Türkiye-Armenia and Azerbaijan-Armenia to progress with both supporting each other.

Erdogan and Aliyev also discussed Türkiye and Azerbaijan relations and regional developments during the phone conversation.

On Friday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that the country’s army has been stationed in Lachin, and that villages of Zabukh and Sus were “taken under control.”