The Turkish and Azerbaijani armies began on Tuesday fresh joint military exercises in Azerbaijan highlighting their growing cooperation.
A statement by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry cited by local news agencies said the five-day exercises are taking place in Baku and the Nakhichevan exclave surrounded by Armenia, Iran and Turkey. It said they will be watched later this week by Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and General Umit Dundar, the commander of the Turkish Third Army deployed near Turkey's borders with Armenia and Georgia.
The statement added that the drills are aimed at boosting "friendship, cooperation and coordination" between the armed forces of the two allied countries. It said nothing about the number of troops and military hardware involved in them.
Armenian News
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