Armies of Azerbaijan, Türkiye to hold joint exercises next year

Armies of Azerbaijan and Türkiye will hold joint exercises in 2024, Report informs, citing the meeting between the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army General Metin Gurak, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, and the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev.

It was especially emphasized that the bilateral and multinational exercises conducted jointly with the fraternal country have a positive effect on raising the professional level of military personnel.

Army General Metin Gurak thanked for the cordial meeting, and expressed his satisfaction with his first official visit to Azerbaijan as the Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. Army General Gurak noted the importance of the joint events planned to be held in 2024 with the participation of Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen.

The meeting discussed the results of the work carried out in the direction of further expansion of cooperation in military, military-technical, military-educational, and other fields, as well as the importance of implementing these activities more intensively. The parties exchanged detailed views on a number of other issues of mutual interest.