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Fatime Letifova
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The signing of the Shusha Declaration by the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip
Erdogan in Shusha on the alliance relations between the two
countries has a special Political and historical significance.
The signed Declaration of Alliance elevates the relations
between the two countries to a high level. Thus, Azerbaijan-Turkiye
relations have now reached their highest peak. The fact that the
peoples have the same ancestry, language, religion, culture and
many other mutual ties has always made the countries close to each
other, and the two Turkish peoples were by each other's side in all
times.
In a comment on the topic for Azernews, Turkish reserve general
Yücel Karauz said that the Shusha Declaration is the most strategic
agreement in the world.
"There are political and economic cooperation agreements between
countries in the world. However, an agreement covering political,
military, and cultural fields to this extent is just the Shusha
declaration," the expert said.
Karauz drew attention to the military cooperation between the
two countries.
"If we look at it from the point of view of security, as per
Article 5 of NATO, any attack against Azerbaijan and Baku is
considered as an attack against Ankara and Turkiye. Similarly, an
attack against Turkiye is considered as an attack against
Azerbaijan," the military expert stressed.
From this point of view, both military combat work and defense
industry work have started to improve. In this context, issues such
as the joint production of Bayraktar, raiders, ATAK helicopters of
TAI, HURKUSH, HURJET and Kaan aircraft have been brought up.
The expert spoke about the exchange of military experience
between the two countries. He said that Azerbaijan has transitioned
to the army model of the Turkish Armed Forces.
"Within the framework of military education events, activities
such as student exchange, increasing the number of unit commander
exchange exercises, creating a common airspace between Turkiye and
Azerbaijan, and creating an air-tactical landscape were carried
out, and the Azerbaijani army moved to the army model of the
Turkish Armed Forces. Besides, as a result of the establishment of
commando units and the National Defense University, the Azerbaijani
army has moved to the army model of NATO's second and the world's
eighth strongest army," Karauz added.
The general also touched upon the military exercises between
Azerbaijan and Turkiye following the declaration.
"During the 3 years following the signing of the declaration, a
joint meeting of the national security councils, as well as the
joint activities of intelligence organizations, and then their
members, were carried out," the expert said.
Yucel Karauz announced that Azerbaijan and Turkiye have made a
great contribution to the understanding of the Turkic world.
"Another important point is that this declaration is an
agreement that ensures the coming together, strengthening and
encouragement of new cooperation between the two Turkish states.
Within the framework of this agreement, Turkey and Azerbaijan have
almost switched to the philosophy of one nation, two states, and
state institutions have begun to perform complementary and
supporting functions in a coordinated manner.
Yucel Karauz said that it is possible to divide the relations
between Azerbaijan and Turkey into two parts, before the Shusha
Declaration and after the Shusha Declaration.
"Although Turkish-Azerbaijani relations have a long history, the
relations between the two countries should be evaluated separately
before and after this declaration. Because, as I mentioned earlier,
it is a limited model of cooperation in world political history,"
the military expert said.
The general spoke about President Erdogan's upcoming visit to
Shusha.
"The signing of the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and
Armenia forces Azerbaijan and Turkey to act together, show common
sense and a decisive position. This week Mr. President Ilham Aliyev
and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed this in Ankara.
Therefore, Turkey and Azerbaijan, especially now, are one breath,
one heart," the military expert concluded.
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