TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN DISCUSSED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY COOPERATION IN BAKU

Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
May 20, 2005, Friday

General of the Army Ilker Bashbug, Turkish Deputy Chief of the
General Staff, arrived in Azerbaijan on May 17. He discussed the
prospects of military cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan with
Defense Minister, Safar Abiyev. The delegations shared opinions about
the military-political situation in the Southern Caucasus and the
progress of settling of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The Turkish general confirmed Turkey’s position regarding Nagorny
Karabakh, which boils down to Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.
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