The Turkish Ministry of National Defense congratulated Azerbaijan on the liberation of the Aghdam district from the Armenian occupation, saying that the native Azerbaijani lands are being returned to their real owners.
"On November 20, units of the army of brotherly Azerbaijan entered the Aghdam district. Turkey congratulates the people of Azerbaijan on this. Karabakh is Azerbaijan, the whole world knows about it and recognizes that these are the original Azerbaijani territories," the ministry said.
The Armenian Armed Forces occupied most of the territory of Aghdam district on July 23, 1993. The units of the Azerbaijani army entered the Aghdam district yesterday in accordance with the trilateral statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.