Any threat or provocation to Turkey or Azerbaijan, regardless of its source, will be recognized as a general call to fraternal countries, the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulushi Akar, referring to the participants of the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani Bratski fist, reports anadolu.
According to him, Ankara and Baku “consider both friends and enemies common.” Let no one doubt this, the Turkish minister emphasized.
Hulushi Akar noted that the whole world today passes through a strip of instability, risks and threats. “In this situation, ensuring the security of our countries and peoples, it is possible only and only through the presence of a strong army as a factor in effective deterrence, and for this you need to have a highly professional personnel, weapons and equipment,” said the Turkish minister.
The head of the defense department of Turkey noted the significance of joint teachings, within the framework of which the army of various countries coordinate their actions, working out the skills of joint steps, including during the war.
”The world community became a witness to our unity during the 44 -day war, as a result of which the historical lands of Azerbaijan were liberated from the many years of Armenian occupation,” the minister stressed.
The Turkish minister called for the close page of contradictions and hatred in the region, to begin to build a common future on the basis of respect for international law. Akar gave a high assessment of the positions of the leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan, in whose statements a clear message to the world, stability and development in the region has repeatedly sounded. “We sincerely hope that Armenia will not leave the hand of the world of Turkey and Azerbaijan,” the Turkish minister emphasized.
The Turkish Minister also pointed out the significance of the discovery of regional communications in the South Caucasus, including the Zangezur corridor.