Turkey will continue to support efforts to establish lasting peace in the South Caucasus, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a phone call with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday.
„Bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as regional and global processes, were discussed during the call. President Erdogan stressed that Turkey continues to develop relations with Azerbaijan in all areas and stated that Turkey continues to support efforts to establish lasting peace in the South Caucasus“, the Turkish leader's office reported.
President Erdogan noted that the “Turkey without terror“ process will help cleanse the region of terrorist organizations, and the successful completion of this process will strengthen regional security.
„During the conversation, Aliyev stressed the importance of the success of the “Turkey without terror“ process and expressed satisfaction with the progress made, and also wished the process to be successfully completed and achieve its goal,“ the statement said.
The disarmament process of the militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, took place on Friday morning in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, in the northern part of the country. Turkish authorities hope to end the long-standing conflict with the Kurdish militants and implement the “Turkey without terror“ initiative. About 30 militants laid down their arms on Friday, a Turkish source told RIA Novosti.