Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar met with the family of Senior Lieutenant of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Valeh Memiyev, who died during the Patriotic War.
The meeting with family members of the Azerbaijani hero - Valeh's father Isbat Memiyev, mother Ilhama Memieva, brother Vusal Memiyev and nephew Sabir Memiyev - took place in the building of the Ministry of Defense in Ankara.
Akar wished peace to the souls of all the fallen heroes of the Patriotic War and wished a speedy recovery to the victims of the hostilities.
"Two years ago, I met Valeh during the military exercises and set him the task of liberating the lands that had remained under occupation for 30 years. Valeh, in turn, promised to liberate the Azerbaijani territories. We have become eyewitnesses of history," the Anadolu news agency quotes the minister.
At the same time, the head of the Turkish defence department noted the significance of peaceful coexistence in the Caucasus and the prosperity of this region and also expressed the hope that Armenia would appreciate the peace initiatives of Azerbaijan and that this would serve to establish stability and peace in the region as soon as possible.
In turn, the father of the Azerbaijani hero Isbat Memiyev thanked the Turkish minister for the invitation. "We are very grateful to you for being able to come to Turkey, to visit the mausoleum of the founder and first President of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - "Anıtkabir", and for the opportunity to meet you", Memiyev said.
