BAKU - President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan hosted a banquet in honor of Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, who is currently in Baku on an official visit, on Monday.
Relations of Azerbaijan with the other regional countries, and the Upper Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia were high on agenda during the banquet.
Speaking at the banquet, President Aliyev called on Turkey to support them in their fight against Armenian occupation.
Meanwhile, Arinc said in his part that several decisions were made by the EU and the United Nations for withdrawal of Armenia from the occupied Azerbaijani territories, adding, ''however, Armenian occupation has been continuing. More than 1 million people were forced to leave their homes. They have been living under extremely difficult conditions. Turkey will continue extending all kinds of support to Azerbaijan in its rightful struggle.''