On April 12, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, met with a delegation led by the Chief of Intelligence of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, Corps General Rafet Dalkira.

Axar.az reports that according to the Defense Ministry, the Defense Minister noted that the reforms were carried out on the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev to bring the Azerbaijani Army in line with the standards of the Turkish Armed Forces are continuing.

Dalkiran stressed the importance of such meetings in terms of expanding mutual cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on the prospects of the development of Azerbaijani-Turkish military cooperation, as well as other issues of interest.