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By Sara Rajabova

Military officials from Azerbaijan and Turkey held talks on border security and called for exchanging of experiences in this field and other related issues.

Chief of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan and Commander of the Azerbaijani Border Guard, Lieutenant General Elchin Guliyev met with a visiting Turkish delegation headed by Turkey's Land Forces Commander General Hulusi Akar in Baku.

Guliyev briefed the Turkish delegation on the operational situation along the state border of Azerbaijan. He also talked about the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia.

The delegation visited the organizational system of the state border protection, tasks of the Azerbaijan's state border and reforms and achievements made in this regard.

The two sides also exchanged views on the bilateral relations and issues of mutual interests.

The meeting was also attended by Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ismail Alper Coskun.

Earlier, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Turkish delegation.

In a meeting between Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Turkish Land Forces Commander General Akar, the necessity of developing current cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey was among the main issues discussed.