Pakistan, Turkey thanked

Published October 1, 2020

BAKU: Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday thanked Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan for their support in the fighting against Armenian forces.

Aliyev said Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey had all demonstrated support, but added that Azerbaijan’s army did not need external help.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said on Monday that Azerbaijan must take matters into its own hands and that Turkey would stand “with all its resources and heart” behind Baku.

Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2020

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