After their private meeting, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were joined by the two countries` delegations for wider talks.

President Ilham Aliyev said:

 - Esteemed Mr. Prime Minister, my dear brother!
Distinguished guests!
I cordially welcome you to Azerbaijan. I believe your visit will be a success. We`ve had a wide exchange of views during our private meeting. We`ve once again examined all aspects of our bilateral relations. We`ve once again made certain that the friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan-Turkey relations are successfully developing, that our peoples are closely cooperating and that all our joint initiatives and projects are being successfully implemented. I believe that your visit will be a very significant step for our bilateral relations, and that it will produce good results. Turkey and Azerbaijan, the friendly and brotherly countries, have been successfully cooperating, having a common position on challenges and tasks we face. I`m confident these traditions will be continued and our peoples will get closer to each other.
Dear brother, I once again welcome you to Azerbaijan.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said:
- Thank you very much. We`ve had a chance to discuss with my dear brother the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations, regional situation and latest world developments. And our ministers have also had a chance - at least - to meet. Turkey and Azerbaijan are brothers, they are inseparable. We are members of one family. And, of course, as national leader Heydar Aliyev said, we are one nation, two states. We never forget this saying. And this, of course, is not only in our words, but also in our actions, and it will continue being so. We are the two countries who support each other to set our future. I believe that our joint efforts and work produce good results in all fields.
Each time I visit Azerbaijan I get pleasure of seeing its further progress, development. And during my current visit I`ve witnessed the same. And it is what gives us pleasure. Azerbaijan`s development, prosperity is our prosperity. And I believe that our prosperity is Azerbaijan`s prosperity. Our internal stability is also the stability of each of us. And I`m very pleased to be with you again. Of course, we will meet again at forthcoming international events. Thank you very much. I wish you successes.

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