President Ilham Aliyev attends D8 Summit in Istanbul

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 20 Trend: The 9th Summit of the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) under the motto "Expanding Opportunities through Cooperation" kicked off in Istanbul Oct 9. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the Summit as a special guest at the invitation of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prior to the Summit a joint photo was taken. The Summit started with the recitation of ayahs from Holy Quran.