Following the official welcome ceremony, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held a one-on-one meeting.

The presidents hailed successful development of friendly and brotherly relations between the two countries in all areas. They noted the importance of the sixth session of Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in terms of defining prospects of bilateral ties and deepening relations. They underlined the importance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and described it as a global project.

The presidents also discussed issues of mutual interest.