Overview
- Speaking at a Baku military parade marking five years since the 44‑day Karabakh war, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed optimism about a durable settlement, though no final accord was announced.
- He praised Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev for his efforts and welcomed steps by Armenia’s Nikol Pashinyan toward reconciliation.
- He said Turkey will continue to do everything within its power to support the peace process between Baku and Yerevan.
- He noted that the Iğdır–Nakhchivan gas pipeline has recently entered operation, highlighting deepening Ankara–Baku energy cooperation.
- He called for investment to develop the East–West corridor and anticipated joint steps with Azerbaijan to maximize use of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway.