Ilham Aliyev's speech at the IV Shusha Media Forum is in the spotlight of the world press

The speech of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the IV Shusha Global Media Forum on the topic "The Mission of Media in Advancing Peace: Restoring Truth and Rebuilding Trust," as well as the head of state's answers to journalists' questions, are in the spotlight of the world press.

As reported by AZERTAC, the Turkish news agency Anadolu extensively covered the important statements of President Ilham Aliyev regarding Turkish-Azerbaijani relations in its material about the Shusha Forum. The agency emphasized the head of state's statements that Turkey and Azerbaijan are the two closest countries to each other in the world.

The publication states that President Ilham Aliyev underscored the significance of relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, which are an important factor of regional stability and cooperation.

"This is also an important factor of regional stability and cooperation, including what I just mentioned - transport connectivity. Furthermore, it is an important security factor, because it was right here, in Shusha, five years ago that the President of Turkey and I signed the Shusha Declaration, which effectively elevated our relations to the level of an alliance. Thus, we are not just brothers and friends - we are allies. And if something unfavorable or bad happens to one of our countries, the other country will deploy all its potential, including military, to protect its brothers," the agency quotes President Ilham Aliyev's statements.

Along with the Anadolu agency, such leading Turkish news websites and media platforms as TRT Avaz, Milliyet, Saray Medya, Haber365, Akşam, Hürriyet, Haber1, Yeni Akit, İhlas Haber Ajansı, Manşet Haber, Birlik, and Haber Global also extensively covered the Shusha Global Media Forum and President Ilham Aliyev's speech, publishing detailed materials.

In a report published by the Russian news agency TASS, the words of President Ilham Aliyev are cited stating that the difficult period in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia is behind, and bilateral ties have been fully normalized. The agency also drew attention to the Azerbaijani leader's words that relations between the two countries are important not only in a bilateral format but also in a broader regional context.

Such leading Russian media outlets as Izvestia, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Vedomosti, Argumenty i Fakty, Vzglyad, Moskovsky Komsomolets, as well as RIA Novosti, Interfax, R