President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan phoned Ilham Aliyev

02 April 2016, 19:45

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a phone call to President Ilham Aliyev on April 2.

The Turkish president expressed his support and solidarity over the events on the line of contact of the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish people had always stood by the people of Azerbaijan, and extended condolences over the killing of Azerbaijani servicemen as a result of Armenian provocation.

President Ilham Aliyev thanked for the condolences. The head of state expressed gratitude for the constant support of Turkey with respect to the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. President Ilham Aliyev voiced his respect to the brotherly people of Turkey.

The head of state said Armenia carried out another provocation on the line of contact and attacked the positions of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan`s armed forces repulsed the attack and the opposite side received an appropriate response, said the President of Azerbaijan.