Azerbaijan- Turkey ties in focus
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov has met Commander of the Turkish Land Forces Salih Zeki Colak.
Heydarov highlighted great deal of works carried out in the field preventing the emergencies in the country and spoke of cooperation with the relevant bodies of Turkey.
Colak, in turn, said Turkish Land Forces was interested in close cooperation with the relevant bodies of Azerbaijan`s Emergency Ministry.
The Turkish delegation became familiar with the work of the Ministry's crisis management hall and operations room of the Crisis Management Center.
Baku and Ankara enjoy strategic relations in many fields, including the military. Military cooperation between these two neighboring nations dates back to 1992 when they signed an agreement on military education. Since then, the Azerbaijani and Turkish governments have been closely cooperating in both defense and security fields.
In December 2010, both countries signed a range of treaties provisioning for military assistance should any of the party be attacked by third party. Based on numerous agreements on joint military exercises as part of bilateral progressive efforts towards military cooperation, the Azerbaijani and Turkish armed forces have hold regular drills, featuring various tactical and combat tasks so far.
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