BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 17. Minister of
Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir
Hasanov received a delegation headed by the Second Chief of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army
General Levent Ergün, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan to
participate in the 17th Azerbaijan-Türkiye High-Level Military
Dialogue Meeting, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani Ministry of
Defense.
The representatives from the fraternal state visited the tombs
of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev,
and prominent ophthalmologist and academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the
Alley of Honor, as well as the Alley of Martyrs and Turkish
Martyrs' Cemetery. The guests laid wreaths and flowers, as well as
paid tribute to their bright memory.
Moreover, Victory Park in Baku was visited, where a wreath was
laid at the Victory Monument.
Subsequently, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense hosted a
meeting with the Turkish delegation.
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov noted that the strategic alliance
between Azerbaijan and Türkiye is founded on long-standing friendly
and fraternal relations and emphasized the significance of measures
aimed at further strengthening existing military cooperation. He
emphasized the importance of cooperation within the framework of
the Organization of Turkic States.
In turn, Army General Levent Ergün expressed his gratitude to
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov for organizing the meetings in Baku
in the framework of the 17th Azerbaijan-Türkiye High-Level Military
Dialogue Meeting and noted that ties between the two countries are
grounded in mutual trust, confidence, and support.
The meeting included a comprehensive exchange of views on new
prospects for cooperation between the two fraternal countries in
the military, military-technical, and military educational fields,
as well as on regional security and a range of other issues of
mutual interest.
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