Devlet Bahçeli: Trust between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is vital for Turkic future

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said that preserving mutual trust between Türkiye and Azerbaijan is essential for maintaining the solidarity of the two countries and securing the common future of the Turkic world. According to APA, Bahçeli said relations among Turkic states have historical roots too deep to be shaped by external political projects, geopolitical calculations or plans aimed at division.

Bahçeli said the future of the Turkic world rests on the sovereignty of independent states, mutual respect, equal partnership, trust and the principles of brotherhood. He said next week's Turkic States Organization summit in Ankara will be an important expression of the shared will for the future. He also noted that the Turkish President's invitation to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to the Ankara summit is of particular importance for preserving the historic and strategic significance of relations between the two countries.

Bahçeli did not rule out differing approaches and unresolved issues between the states. The main task, he said, is to resolve such problems through mutual understanding and direct dialogue, without harming brotherly relations. He added that the strength of the Turkic world stems from mutual trust and solidarity, and that the expectations of forces concerned about Turkic unity will come to nothing in the face of the common will of the brotherly countries.