Azerbaijani defense minister discusses military cooperation with new Turkish military attaché

On September 6, the newly appointed military attaché of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Major General Soner Orucoglu was introduced to the Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Defense.

The Minister of Defense welcomed and congratulated the new military attaché on his appointment in Azerbaijan. Colonel General Hasanov expressed his gratitude for the moral and political support of fraternal Türkiye during the Patriotic War. The Defense Minister emphasized that the friendly relations between the heads of both fraternal states positively impact all fields including the field of military cooperation.

The Turkish attaché was informed about the reforms carried out in the Azerbaijani Army under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the work done in the liberated territories, as well as the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional border and operational situation in the Karabakh economic region.

Colonel General Hasanov wished Major General Orucoglu success in his future activities in the field of expanding military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye.

Expressing gratitude for the hospitality shown, Major General Orucoglu expressed his satisfaction with the start of his activity as a military attaché in Azerbaijan. The military attaché noted that he would make all efforts for the development of Azerbaijani-Turkish relations, including military cooperation.

During the meeting, detailed views were exchanged on the development prospects of cooperation in military, military-technical, military-educational and other fields, as well as other issues of mutual interest.

It should be noted that the newly appointed military attaché of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Azerbaijan met with the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, and the Commander of the Azerbaijan Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Subhan Bakirov.