“Türkiye and Azerbaijan favor peace and prosperity”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan attended via videoconference the opening ceremony of the Iğdır-Nakhchivan Natural Gas Pipeline at the Presidential Complex.
“THE RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES IMPROVE CONSTANTLY IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS”
“We are making great progresses in every area within our brotherly relations shaped with the maxim, ‘one nation two states,’” President Erdoğan stated during his address at the ceremony, and noted: “The relations between our countries improve constantly in a wide range of areas, from defense to trade. Obviously, energy sector, which we have crowned with numerous projects, stands out among our joint efforts. We have endeavored to further our energy cooperation with the entry into service of the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum Natural Gas Pipeline, and with the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline, which was seen as a dream by some, and the Shah Deniz gas field beginning production. We are having the pleasure of carrying a huge amount of Azerbaijani natural gas to Europe via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP). We are in full harmony with the brotherly Azerbaijan to put into service strategic and groundbreaking projects in this area.”
“WE ARE DETERMINED TO REALIZE ANY KIND OF PROJECT AIMED AT REGIONAL PEACE”
Pointing out that the Iğdır-Nakhchivan Natural Gas Pipeline will complement their previous strategic initiatives, President Erdoğan said that the pipeline will meet Nakhchivan’s natural gas need for 30 years at the minimum, and added: “Türkiye and Azerbaijan favor peace, calm and prosperity. We want only peace and cooperation, and to develop all together in our region. To that end, we have thus far taken many steps, and shown our sincerity. Inshallah, we are determined to all together realize any kind of project aimed at regional peace, prosperity and calm. Just as the brotherly Azerbaijan has always stood with us during our most trying days, February 6 earthquakes in particular, we will also stand with our brothers and sisters whenever they need.”
