Bahçeli says Türkiye-Azerbaijan ties rest on a bond between two nations

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan are based on the heartfelt bond between the two nations. In a written statement, Bahçeli also addressed the Organization of Turkic States and Türkiye’s upcoming chairmanship of the body.

Bahçeli said the level the organization has reached is of great importance for the future of the Turkic world. He stressed that each Turkic republic is an independent and sovereign state within itself, and that cooperation is developing on the basis of mutual respect, equality and shared interests.

Bahçeli recalled that at the summit of the organization in Ankara in the last week of October, the chairmanship will pass from Azerbaijan to Türkiye. He said he believes a meeting between Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the summit will once again show the unshakable will of brotherhood. He also called for common sense against any approach that could harm the bond of kinship.