(MENAFN- AzerNews) The delegation led by the Chief of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army General Metin Gurak,
who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, visited the graves of
the National Leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and
prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the Alley
of Honor, as well as the Alley of Shehids (Martyrs) and Turkish
Martyrs' Cemetery, Azernews reports, citing the
Ministry.
The guests laid flowers and honored their blessed memory.
A solemn weing ceremony was held at the General Staff of the
Azerbaijan Army, and the Chiefs of the General Staff of both
countries passed along the guard of honor. The national anthems of
Azerbaijan and Türkiye apanied by the military orchestra were
performed. In ardance with the protl, Army General Metin
Gurak signed the“Book of Honor”.
Then the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General
Staff of the Azerbaijan Army,lonel General Karim Valiyev had a
meeting with his Turkishunterpart.
Weing the guests,lonel General K. Valiyevngratulated
Army General M.Gurak on his appointment to the post of Chief of the
General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces and expressed his
satisfaction with seeing them in Azerbaijan.
It was especially emphasized that the bilateral and
multinational exercisesnducted jointly with the fraternal
country have a positive effect on raising the professional level of
military personnel.
Army General Metin Gurak thanked for therdial meeting and
expressed histisfaction with his first official visit to
Azerbaijan as the Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed
Forces. Army General M. Gurak noted the importance of the joint
events planned to be held in 2024 with the participation of
Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen.
The meeting dissed the results of the work carried out in the
direction of further expansion ofoperation in military,
military-technical, military-educational, and other fields, as well
as as the importance of implementing these activities more
intensively. The parties exchanged detailed views on a number of
other issues of mutual interest.
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