Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Georgia Aim to Enhance Trilateral Military Cooperation

The defense ministers of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Georgia held their 12th trilateral meeting in Ankara on Thursday.

During the meeting, the defense ministers hailed the continued development of good-neighborly, friendly relations and mutual ties between the three nations under the leadership of the heads of state and government, The Caspian Post reports, citing Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.

Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Chikovani and Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler engaged in discussions regarding the current military-political situation in the region, the advancement of military cooperation in a trilateral format, ensuring the security of regional projects, as well as new prospects for cooperation in the military, military-technical, military educational and military medicine fields.

The meeting noted that trilateral cooperation in the field of defense plays a crucial role in ensuring peace, stability and security in the region, sustainable development, as well as the well-being of the nations.

The parties also stressed the importance of trilateral and bilateral joint exercises held between the countries and had a detailed exchange of views on other issues of common interest in the field of military cooperation.

A press conference was held for media representatives after the signing of the protocol followed by the trilateral meeting.