Baku - APA. An official dinner reception has been hosted on behalf of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in honor of President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 3.
At the reception, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence that this official visit will be a very important support to the development of Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship: "We are very fond of Turkey in Azerbaijan. In Azerbaijan, there is not a person who would not love Turkey as a homeland. Therefore, we rejoice the success of Turkey as own success. "
The Head of State noted that over the past 11 years, Turkey passed a great and glorious way: "It was realized owing to my dear brother. We all know that before my dear brother came to power, the situation in Turkey was not so welcome. There was economic, political crisis, Turkey was in the grip of a large debt, and international financial institutions have dictated their will on a certain degree. Owing to Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his activities all the negative phenomena in the economy came to an end, and Turkey started to develop steadily. Today, the economic development of Turkey is in the forefront. Several years ago, the whole world, Europe was hit by the crisis - financial, economic crisis. But this crisis has not had any impact on Turkey. Because the Turkish government pursues sound economic policies, supported by people. During these years, Turkey has become a member of the "G-20". This is a historic achievement. Turkey is at the forefront in the club that brings together the leading countries of the world. And it is not coincidence. This is the result of continuous active work. Today, there are obvious successes of Turkey's foreign policy. Turkey now has an impact on the processes taking place not only in the region but also in the world, it has become a force in the global scale. Of course, the main role in the implementation of all this work played my dear brother, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his assistants, members of his team. "
"During these years - for 11 years we worked together. We tried Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship and brotherhood to become even stronger. Although this friendship and brotherhood is so strong that to strengthen them even more is not so easy. But we wanted to strengthen further the unity between the two countries on the basis of the testament given to us by history, our ancestors. In recent years, energy, investment, transport and other projects not only put us even closer to each other, but also had a very positive impact on the region. Since all of our initiatives - both in political and in economic, energy and transport sectors - bring the region favor. The countries, which collaborate with us, also benefit from it. We have a policy of goodwill. We are building our interests, if I may say so, our circle of influence on cooperation. We are always ready to help other countries. In recent years, the Turkish-Azerbaijani unity was the deciding factor on a global scale, at least in the region,” said President Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev also noted that during this historic visit, he on behalf of Azerbaijani state honored Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the highest award of Azerbaijan - The Order of "Heydar Aliyev".
Turkey's President expressed his gratitude to Ilham Aliyev for the award, reminded meeting with Heydar Aliyev and familiarity with Ilham Aliyev: "Welfare of our peoples is also improved. Today, there is Azerbaijan, where the national income per capita reached eight thousand dollars. The country has overcome a long way. In Turkey, the figure is closer to 11 thousand dollars. This is today's Turkey. Naturally, we are proud of these achievements. But we are not satisfied and we will go further. We will reach 20, 25, 30 thousand dollars. "
"It is really hard to find words that can express the feeling of pride and happiness that I experience in connection with the awarding the Order of "Heydar Aliyev ". I honor the memory of the great leader. I am also very grateful to my brother Ilham Aliyev, who has honored me with this award. Very grateful to the people of Azerbaijan. May the Almighty make unity of the Azerbaijani people continous "- said Erdogan.
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