Azerbaijan, Turkey discuss military coop priorities
By Sabina Idayatova
Priorities of military cooperation were high on the agenda as Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received a delegation of the Turkish Secretariat of Defense Industries on July 11.
The meeting was also attended by Turkey's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Coskun and Turkish Defense Attache in Azerbaijan Yucel Karauz.
Military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey was established in 1992 with an agreement on military education signed between the Azerbaijani and Turkish governments. Since then, the two governments have closely cooperated on defense and security.
Since 1992, Azerbaijan and Turkey have signed more than 100 military protocols.
The inked documents include a 1997 border protocol, a 2001 protocol between the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and the General Staff of Turkey, a 2002 document between the same government agencies on cooperation in the area of war history, military archives and museum work, as well as a 2003 document between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey on training and assistance for Azerbaijan's State Border Service by Turkey's Armed Forces.
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have signed a protocol on cooperation in ensuring the safety of the East-West energy corridor.
In June 2010, Azerbaijani military company Azersimtel announced
that it had reached agreement with Turkish Mechanical and Chemical
Industry Corporation (MKE) about launching a joint military
facility. According to former Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul,
Turkish military assistance to Azerbaijan exceeded $200 million as
of 2010.
In 2011, Azerbaijan and Turkey signed an agreement on joint
production of long-range missiles. The deal envisioned joint
production of 107 and 122 mm missiles by an Azerbaijani ministry
and Turkish weapons manufacturer Roketsan.
An agreement on launching the production of missiles jointly with Roketsan was signed in Istanbul on May 8 during the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF-2013).
More than 20 Turkish defense industry companies have cooperation and commercial relations with Azerbaijan.
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