Aliyev Posts Social Media Video as Berdimuhamedov Concludes Two-Day Azerbaijan Visit
BAKU, Azerbaijan - President Ilham Aliyev shared a video across his official social media accounts on June 23, 2026, marking the end of a two-day state visit by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and publicly acknowledging Turkmenistan's role in the reconstruction of Azerbaijan's Garabagh region.
AZERTAC, the Azerbaijan State News Agency, reported that the video highlighted the full scope of Berdimuhamedov's visit. In the accompanying post, Aliyev wrote: "The assistance provided in the reconstruction of Garabagh is yet another manifestation of Turkmenistan's, its National Leader's, and the entire brotherly Turkmen people's sincere and friendly attitude toward Azerbaijan. With my best wishes to the people of Turkmenistan!"
Berdimuhamedov formally concluded his state visit on June 23. His program in Azerbaijan included an extended itinerary in Shusha, with the two presidents visiting Bulbul's House-Museum and viewing bullet-riddled busts of prominent Azerbaijani figures. They also viewed the exhibition "Heydar Aliyev and Garabagh" and toured the construction site of the Shusha Mosque before sharing a lunch together in the city.
During the visit, Aliyev presented Berdimuhamedov with a Garabagh Horse.
By centering the visit on Shusha and publicly thanking Turkmenistan for its reconstruction assistance, Aliyev placed the rebuilding of Garabagh at the core of the bilateral program. The social media video, shared after Berdimuhamedov's departure, extended that message to a wider public audience. The joint itinerary in Shusha - which included bullet-riddled busts of Azerbaijani historical figures alongside the active construction of the Shusha Mosque - placed both wartime damage and ongoing reconstruction work on display before a visiting head of state.
For communities in Garabagh, Aliyev's social media post represents a public signal that international goodwill and assistance from partner states form part of the reconstruction effort. AZERTAC's coverage documented a full program of joint appearances by the two presidents at cultural, historical, and religious sites in Shusha, indicating that the visit carried significance beyond routine diplomatic protocol.
Aliyev's post named Turkmenistan's "National Leader" alongside Berdimuhamedov in its expression of gratitude, reflecting the exact language of the published statement. No details of specific agreements or formal declarations signed during the visit appeared in AZERTAC's reporting.
Other foreign policy developments reported by AZERTAC on the same date included a transit shipment sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan and a planned United States-hosted international conference on the ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis in Armenia
