"The reforms to bring the Azerbaijan Army in line with the standards of the Turkish Armed Forces are underway," said the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, during the meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Azerbaijan Cahit Bagci.
The Minister of Defense brought to attention that increasing the number of joint military exercises with the involvement of various types of troops, including Special Forces of the armies of both countries, is planned.
Highly appreciating the level of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey in the military, military-technical, military educational, and military medical spheres, Colonel General Hasanov expressed his gratitude for Turkey's support in training military personnel and in the process of clearance of the liberated territories of mines and unexploded ordnance.