At a festive banquet in Shushi, Ilham continued to defy Erdogan until the end of the event when he was surrounded by officers and senior military personnel, who are usually not allowed by the security service to get so close to leaders, and especially Erdogan, in a tight ring, supposedly for greetings and selfies.
Ilham then told Erdogan right in front of the cameras: "They taught the enemy a lesson"...
In doing so, he continued his rhetoric of ignoring Turkey's role in the Karabakh war, demonstratively wiping his feet on the advantages of the Turks and emphasizing that the victory was achieved solely by Azerbaijani soldiers. Let's clap our hands and invite them."
The army was called directly to them, and then Ilham, basically pushing Erdogan into the background, began to personally shake everyone's hand and congratulate them. How Erdogan will digest this slap and how he will react, time will tell...
© Alan Gulian.