Baku Hosts Talks on Azerbaijan-Türkiye Military Cooperation

Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, welcomed a delegation led by Army General Levent Ergün, the Second Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, who is in Azerbaijan for an official visit to attend the 17th Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting.

The representatives from the fraternal state visited the graves of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the Alley of Honor, as well as the Alley of Martyrs and Turkish Martyrs' Cemetery, The Caspian Post reports, citing the Defense Ministry.

The guests laid wreaths and flowers, as well as paid tribute to their bright memory.

Moreover, Victory Park was visited, where a wreath was laid at the Victory Monument.

Subsequently, Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense hosted a meeting with the Turkish delegation.

Colonel General Zakir Hasanov noted that the strategic alliance between Azerbaijan and Türkiye is founded on long-standing friendly and fraternal relations, and emphasized the significance of measures aimed at further strengthening existing military cooperation. He emphasized the importance of cooperation within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States.

In turn, Army General Levent Ergün expressed his gratitude to Colonel General Zakir Hasanov for organizing the meetings in Baku in the framework of the 17th Azerbaijan-Türkiye High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting, and noted that ties between the two countries are grounded in mutual trust, confidence, and support.

The meeting included a comprehensive exchange of views on new prospects for cooperation between the two fraternal countries in the military, military-technical, and military educational fields, as well as on regional security and a range of other issues of mutual interest.