BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16. Azerbaijan and
Türkiye will step up their mutual military security and back each
other up with military assistance in the event of armed aggression,
Trend reports.


This issue has been discussed at the plenary meeting of the
Azerbaijani parliament today.


The meeting noted that the "Memorandum of Understanding between
the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of National
Defense of Türkiye on Strengthening Mutual Military Security" was
signed on July 22, 2025, in Istanbul by the Minister of Defense of
Azerbaijan and the Minister of National Defense of Türkiye.


The purpose of this memorandum is to strengthen cooperation in
the field of defense between the parties in order to mutually
ensure the security and territorial integrity of the states of the
parties, as well as to protect their sovereignty and
independence.


According to the agreement, the parties undertake to provide
mutual assistance to each other in the exercise of the rights of
individual and collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of
the UN Charter in the event of armed aggression.







The parties shall provide military assistance to each other upon
the request of one of them and in accordance with the procedure
established in their national legislation. The parties shall
regularly conduct joint military exercises and maneuvers in
peacetime.


The memorandum delineates parameters exclusively pertaining to
military collaboration and security protocols, encapsulating
aspects of reciprocal support in defense operations, training
methodologies, equipment standardization, and enhancing
interoperability capabilities among the parties involved.



The entities, pursuant to their respective statutory frameworks,
enhance the synergy of information dissemination and tactical
intelligence collaboration within the defense sector. Consequently,
they are positioned to exchange data acquired in the realm of
military security and leverage this intelligence during coordinated
operational endeavors.


The draft law on the approval of the memorandum was put to a
vote and adopted in the first reading.


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