President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated his Azerbaijani counterpart on the so-called “victory day”, with respect to the occupation of Shushi.

“I sincerely congratulate Azerbaijan on victory day, on this glorious day which is marked by the liberation of the lands of Nagorno-Karabakh,” Erdogan tweeted.

Erdogan also called Aliyev on the phone and “conveyed wishes for peace, tranquility and prosperity to the fraternal Azerbaijani people”. Once again, Aliyev “highly appreciated Turkey’s and personally Erdogan’s support to achieve this victory, emphasizing that the resolute position and statements of the President of Turkey showed the whole world that Azerbaijan is not alone and that Turkey stands by its side”, the local presses reported.