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| Azerbaijani and Turkish air forces to hold drills |
| 2016-03-07 |
| According to the Russian language regnum.ru, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin visited Baku Sunday to discuss military-industrial cooperation. The Russian Air Defense branch (PVO) used to maintain an air base in Nasosnaya in Baku, host to 2 Russian interceptor air regiments. Dismantled prolly sometime around the 2009 military reforms. Air Forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold joint military exercises “TurAz Shahini-2016” in the Turkish province of Konya. The exercises of the two countries will be held on March 7-25, the Turkish General Staff reported on March 4. The first "TurAz Qartali" drills of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Armies were held in Azerbaijan in September 2015. The exercises were conducted as part of an annual joint military plan8. The joint military exercises TurAz Qartalı or TurAz Shahini and drills of the Land Forces are a good example of the level of cooperation between the armies of both countries. Baku and Ankara enjoy strategic relations in many fields, including the military. Military cooperation between these two neighboring nations dates back to 1992 when they signed an agreement on military education. Since then, the Azerbaijani and Turkish governments have been closely cooperating in both defense and security fields. In December 2010, both countries signed a range of treaties provisioning for military assistance should any of the party be attacked by third party. Based on numerous agreements on joint military exercises as part of bilateral progressive efforts towards military cooperation, the Azerbaijani and Turkish armed forces have hold regular drills, featuring various tactical and combat tasks so far. |
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