Baku: Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, received a delegation led by Second Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Trkiye, Army General Levent Ergn. The delegation is on an official visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the 17th Azerbaijan-Trkiye High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting, as reported by the Ministry of Defense to AZERTAC.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, representatives from the fraternal state visited significant sites, including the graves of National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the Alley of Honor, as well as the Alley of Martyrs and Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery. They laid wreaths and flowers and paid tribute to the memory of those commemorated there.
Additionally, the delegation visited Victory Park, where a wreath was placed at the Victory Monument. Following this, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense hosted a meeting with the Turkish delegation.
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov highlighted that the strategic alliance between Azerbaijan and Trkiye is built on enduring friendly and fraternal relations. He emphasized the importance of further strengthening military cooperation and noted the significance of collaboration within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States.
Army General Levent Ergn expressed appreciation to Colonel General Zakir Hasanov for organizing the meetings in Baku as part of the 17th Azerbaijan-Trkiye High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting. He remarked that the ties between the two countries are based on mutual trust, confidence, and support.
The meeting facilitated a comprehensive exchange of views on new prospects for cooperation between the two countries in military, military-technical, and military educational fields, as well as on regional security and other mutual interests.