Turkish, Azerbaijani leaders discuss latest developments in Nagorno-Karabakh after Moscow meeting

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev exchanged a phone conversation on the latest developments in Nagorno-Karabakh and after a Moscow meeting between Aliyev and Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan upon the invitation of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

"During the phone call, President Erdoğan noted that Azerbaijan's victory in Nagorno-Karabakh, which was won following a great struggle, created new opportunities for regional peace and stability, and said that Turkey will continue to support and contribute to Azerbaijan, in all areas, in this new period," read a statement by the Presidential Communications Directorate late January 17.

"President Erdoğan also expressed his pleasure at the launch of the repair and rebuilding effort in Nagorno-Karabakh, which Azerbaijan has liberated from Armenia's occupation," it added.

The phone talk took place after Putin hosted Aliyev and Pashinyan in Moscow last week to discuss the implementation of the cease fire agreement brokered on Nov. 10, 2020. The leaders signed a joint statement following the meetings which stipulates the establishment of a working group by the deputy prime ministers of the three countries to study the development of transport infrastructure and the economy of the region.

[HH] Turkish-Joint Center being built

In the meantime, the construction of the Turkish-Russian Joint Center to monitor the ceasefire in Aghdam province of Azerbaijan is continuing, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told Hürriyet Daily News on Jan. 15.

Some 60 Turkish and 60 Russian soldiers will operate in the center which will be located around eight kilometers to the Contact Line, Çavuşoğlu said, who had a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun...