Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulusi Akar had a meeting with Turkish officers in Baku, who will serve in the ceasefire control centre in Nagorno-Karabakh operating jointly with Russia.

Axar.az reports citing Anadolu Agency.

"Our military is ready to carry out their duties. After the joint centre starts its work, our activities will be reinforced, and we will fulfil our mission to protect the rights of our Azerbaijani brothers," Akar said at the meeting in the Azerbaijani capital.

Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held, and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.