On 18 October, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan telephoned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

The Turkish Prime Minister congratulated the Azerbaijani President on the day of state independence, wished him further success for the benefit of Azerbaijan and good health.

The President of Azerbaijan thanked the Turkish Prime Minister for the attention and congratulations.

The President of Azerbaijan and the Turkish Prime Minister expressed their satisfaction with the successful development of brotherly relations between the two countries in all areas and voiced their confidence that these relations would continue to strengthen in the future too.