Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev held talks by phone with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Azerbaijani president’s press office said on Saturday.
"The heads of state spoke about the launch of the Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center in Aghdam soon, noting that the operation of the Center will contribute to ensuring long-lasting peace," the statement says.
Eurasia Diary reports that President Aliyev informed President Erdogan about the reconstruction work underway in the areas retaken by Baku and "hailed the Turkish companies' active involvement in this work."
"The Turkish President emphasized that his country would continue to support Azerbaijan. The head of state thanked the Turkish President for this," the statement reads.