(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov and his
Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar have discussed prospects of
military cooperation in Baku, Azernews, reports, citing the
ministry.
On October 4, Hasanov welcomed the Turkish delegation led by
Akar at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
During the meeting, Hasanov expressed his pleasure to meet the
Turkish delegation in Azerbaijan underlining that the two nations'
cooperation and strategic partnership in the military, as in other
spheres, is founded on friendship and fraternity.
Hasanov briefed his counterpart on the operational conditions
that emerged as a result of the Azerbaijani army's effective
counter-measures to recent Armenian provocations, as well as the
work done in the army-building sphere.
Akar, for his part, expressed his pleasure in visiting
Azerbaijan and conveyed his condolences to the families of
servicemen, who perished while preventing Armenia's large-scale
provocations, as well as expressed his best wishes to the
injured.
He highlighted that the effective collaboration between
Azerbaijan and Turkiye would be built on mutual trust, confidence,
and support.
He emphasized that the Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation, which is
based on mutual trust, confidence, and support, will continue to
develop successfully.
The importance of conducting joint military drills for further
development of military personnel's professional level was
especially underlined at the meeting.
The prospects for the growth of Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation
in military, military-technical, military education, and other
spheres, as well as regional security, and a variety of mutually
beneficial issues were reviewed.
Prior to the meeting, a ceremonial welcoming was held at the
Defense Ministry the Book of Honor was signed in line with the
protocol.
The Turkish delegation includes Chief of the General Staff of
the Turkish armed forces Yashar Guler, as well as commanders of the
troops.
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