SHOTLIST LACHIN CITY, AZERBAIJAN (MAY 28, 2025) (TURKISH PRESIDENCY-ACCESS ALL) 1. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ALONG WITH OFFICIALS WALKING IN LOBBY / PRESIDENT ERDOGAN GREETING JOURNALISTS 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN SAYING: “First and foremost, Lachin's acquisition of such a magnificent airport as the third airport in the region has elevated Azerbaijan to a much stronger position. After Fuzuli, Lachin and the ceremonies to be held here will hopefully enable Azerbaijan to look toward a broader horizon.” 3. PRESIDENT ERDOGAN SHAKINH HANDS WITH APKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF/ SHARIF HUGGING ALIYEV 4. ERDOGAN, ALIYEV AND SHARIF STANDING AND POSING FOR PHOTO (2 SHOTS) 5. VARIOUS OF PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AND PRESIDENT ALIYEV SITTING AND POSING FOR PHOTO LACHIN CITY, AZERBAIJAN - MAY 28: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lachin City on Wednesday, May 28 after inaugurating the Lachin International Airport, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on X. At the ceremony, the leaders cut the ribbon and were presented with symbolic keys. Erdogan arrived in Lachin to participate in Azerbaijan’s Independence Day celebrations and attend the airport's opening. After the inauguration, Erdogan and Aliyev spoke to the press at the hotel where the two will hold talks. “First and foremost, Lachin's acquisition of such a magnificent airport as the third airport in the region has elevated Azerbaijan to a much stronger position. After Fuzuli, Lachin and the ceremonies to be held here will hopefully enable Azerbaijan to look toward a broader horizon,” said Erdogan. The Lachin International Airport is the third airport built by Azerbaijan in territories liberated during a 44-day war with Armenia in the fall of 2020. The airport has a 3,000-meter-long and 60-meter-wide runway and a terminal that can handle 200 passengers per hour. It is located 30 kilometers from Lachin city center, 70 kilometers from Shusha, and 60 kilometers from Kalbajar.