Azerbaijan Baku thanks Turkey for evacuating Azerbaijani citizens from China

Following the command of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the spirit of the brotherly relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey; the citizens of Azerbaijan together with the citizens of Turkey have been evacuated by Turkish aircraft from Wuhan city of the People's Republic of China on Feb. 1. 

Press Secretary of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leyla Abdullayeva said:

"In this regard, we express our gratitude to the brotherly Republic of Turkey. It is yet another bright example of the Azerbaijan and Turkey brotherhood.

"Before the flight, our citizens passed health checks, and their condition is satisfactory. Our citizens will voluntarily spend two weeks in quarantine in Turkey and afterward will return to Azerbaijan.

"We express our gratitude to the Government of the People's Republic of China for their support rendered to our citizens and solidarity with the friendly people and the Government of China in their temporary difficult times."