Turkey: President Tayyip Erdogan visited Nagorno-Karabakh
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (D), his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliev and their wives, in Shusha.
June 15, 2021. via REUTERS - MURAT CETINMUHURDAR / PPO
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is continuing, this Wednesday, June 16, a three-day visit to Azerbaijan, one of his country's main allies.
With his counterpart Ilham Aliev, the Head of State notably visited Shusha on Tuesday, in Nagorno-Karabakh, a symbolic city returned to Baku's control in the fall of 2020, at the end of a conflict with Armenia.
Turkey had provided decisive support to Azerbaijan in this war, and the two presidents have multiplied the announcements.
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With our correspondent in Istanbul,
Anne Andlauer
The pro-Erdogan media are showing their enthusiasm the day after the Turkish president's visit to Shusha.
It is the first visit, they write, of a foreign leader in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“
Message to the world: we are here
”, welcomes the daily Sabah.
In other words, Azerbaijan has restored its authority over
Nagorno-Karabakh
, and the Turkish ally intends to reap the commercial, political and military benefits.
Signature of a declaration
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliev signed a declaration in Choucha in which their countries undertake to deepen their ties in these three areas.
Turkey could in particular make Azerbaijan a "
production center
" for its armed and unarmed drones, which played a decisive role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"
The strength of Azerbaijan is our strength,
" and vice versa, said Tayyip Erdogan, announcing the upcoming opening of a Turkish consulate in Shusha.
Standardization
The Turkish head of state also spoke of a possible normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, even though he was in a city highly symbolic for the Armenians.
"
A provocation against regional peace and security
," the Armenian Foreign Ministry hastened to respond.
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Turkey: with an upcoming visit to Azerbaijan, Erdogan wants to establish his influence in the Caucasus
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