WNAM Monitoring: The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye, Celal Sami Tufekci, who is on a working visit to Azerbaijan, Report informs citing the Azerbaijani MoD.
Before the meeting, the Turkish delegation visited the graves of the 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 Shehids (Martyrs) and Turkish Martyrs’ Cemetery. The guests laid wreaths and flowers and honored their blessed memory. 
Then, the Defense Ministry hosted the meeting with the Turkish delegation.
Colonel General Hasanov welcomed the guests and expressed his satisfaction with seeing them in Azerbaijan.
The sides honored the memory of the servicemen of both armies martyred during the military operations and prayed to Almighty Allah for the repose of their souls.
The Defense Minister noted that Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation is constantly developing in all fields, including the military. He emphasized that the strategic alliance between the two fraternal countries is based on friendship and brotherhood.
The Minister noted that the friendly relations of the heads of the two states play an invaluable role in reaching a high level of Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation.
Tufekci expressed his satisfaction with the visit to Azerbaijan. He expressed the importance of further expansion of cooperation based on mutual trust, confidence, and support between the two countries.
The importance of joint projects in military provision was noted at the meeting attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to Azerbaijan Cahit Bagcı, and the leadership of the defense industry companies of the fraternal country. The meeting discussed further expansion of Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation in military, military-technical, and other fields, including regional security issues.
