Today, November 8, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Azerbaijan for what is known as "Victory Day".
Let me remind you that recently Ilham Aliyev ignored the summit of the Organization of Turkish States in Ankara, despite Erdogan's personal invitation, and sent Foreign Minister Jehon Bayramov instead.
Erdogan, it seems, is repeating Russia's mistakes in relations with Aliyev, personally came to his so-called friend, together with his wife.
They were met at the airport by Ilham Aliyev himself and his wife Mehriban.
The Turkish delegation also included Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, head of the National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin and other senior Turkish representatives.
However, during the official meeting a very strange episode occurred.
Aliev, who introduced the Chief of the General Staff Karim Velev to the Turkish side, said that the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Zakir Hasanov, was ill with Corona and therefore could not participate in the meeting.
There seems to be nothing unusual. A sick person - who isn't? Yes, and Corona)).
But the most interesting thing is that on the same day, the Azerbaijani media, as well as the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan itself, published photographs and video materials with the participation of the same Zakir Hasanov).
It turns out that Hasanov visited the Alley of Honor, where Heydar Aliyev's grave is located, then the War Memorial Cemetery and the Victory Park. Moreover, he met with the families of the fallen, communicated with people, and in published photographs he even held small children in his arms).
And all this against the background of Aliyev's statement that the Minister of Defense was sick with Corona and could not participate in the meeting with the Turkish delegation.
The situation raises many questions.
Maybe Aliyev is not interested in certain contacts between his military leadership and the Turkish side, but on the other hand, it is a demonstrative spit in the face of Erdogan himself.