Ilham Aliyev: Country destroying mosques can never be friend of Muslim states

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 20 Trend: A country destroying mosques can never be a friend of Muslim countries, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said Oct. 20, addressing the 9th Summit of the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8). President Aliyev is attending the Summit as a special guest. Azerbaijani president first thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the invitation and hospitality. “Despite the fact that Azerbaijan is not a member of D-8, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Azerbaijan to this event. I express my deep appreciation,” the president said. “The Summit of “Big Twenty” was held in the Turkish city of Antalya in November 2015. Turkey could invite only one country, that is not a group member, to this meeting as a special guest, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Azerbaijan. This is another illustrative example of Azerbaijani-Turkish brotherhood and friendship,” Ilham Aliyev noted.