President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is paying a working visit to Turkey, has met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Dolmabahce Palace.

The sides expressed their satisfaction with the successful development of friendly and fraternal relations between the two countries in all the spheres.

It was stressed that the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project (TANAP) would contribute to the energy security of Europe and to the expansion of energy cooperation between the two countries. The sides also expressed their confidence that Azerbaijani-Turkish relations would continue to develop.