President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan extended their respective military personnel on the successful conclusion of the "Fraternal Fist" Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Exercise.
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and the command echelon of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attended the "Distinguished Observer Day" activities of the "Fraternal Fist" Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Exercise along with the Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar and his accompanying delegation.
At the conclusion of the exercise, Ministers Akar and Hasanov met with the participating personnel.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called in to address the personnel
President Erdoğan spoke by phone to the personnel taking part in the exercise concluding his call with Minister of Defence Akar. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan then addressed the exercise participants over a phone call with Minister of Defence Hasanov.
Congratulating the military personnel on the successful completion of the "Fraternal Fist" Azerbaijan-Türkiye Joint Exercise, President Erdoğan said, "You have successfully carried out this exercise with the mentality of one nation, two states. You have instilled strength in your friends and fear in your foes.”
President Erdoğan pointed out how the challenging terrain and weather conditions would only further contribute to the strengthening of the two countries' armies, and added:
"In all upcoming operations, this strength will be your most important component of dynamism. Through these exercises, Türkiye and Azerbaijan will maintain and strengthen their solidarity and unity for the future. As Türkiye, we love our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters from the bottom of our hearts. You are held close to our hearts. This exercise has proved how Turkish and Azerbaijani people are like flesh and bone that cannot be separated by anyone. Moreover, God would not let them to do so. I congratulate my brother Ilham Aliyev for the brotherhood and love he has shown and I thank you all. Peace be upon you.”
President Alivey of Azerbaijan said, “I would like to congratulate the successful conclusion of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Armed Forces' joint exercise. This exercise is called ‘Fraternal Fist’ This is evidence of Türkiye and Azerbaijan's unity. Our unity cannot be shaken. The Turkish-Azerbaijani fraternity is eternal. Long live the Turkish-Azerbaijani fraternity!”