BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has denied a number of remarks attributed to him in a report published by Türkiye Gazetesi.
Hajiyev shared the statement on his official X social media account.
"We had an interesting meeting with representatives of Turkish media visiting Azerbaijan. However, I regret to note that some of the remarks attributed to me in the report published by Türkiye Gazetesi journalist Yılmaz Bilgen on August 5, 2026, were presented in a distorted manner. A number of statements attributed to me in that article are incorrect.
I would like to reiterate that the Republic of Azerbaijan pursues an independent and principled foreign policy based on its national interests," he added.
