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“To be brief, it is not necessary. To make my answer a little broader, taking into account that such information appears from time to time in some media, then I must say that there is no necessity [to establish a Turkish base],” Aliyev said in an interview by Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of the Rossiya Segodnya international media group.<\/p>\n
The president also dismissed reports about a possible Turkish military base in Azerbaijan as “info-dumping” and “political speculation,” saying that nowadays “it is practically impossible to hide the creation of a military base anywhere in the world.”.<\/p>\n
The Shusha Declaration on allied relations between Turkiye and Azerbaijan provides for mutual military assistance in the event of a threat of armed aggression, Aliyev said.<\/p>\n
“This is an obligation of both Turkiye and Azerbaijan to come to the aid of either party in the face of an external threat or external aggression.<\/p>\n
Therefore, this article of the declaration makes the creation of permanent military infrastructure on either territory absolutely unnecessary,” he continued.<\/p>\n
Aliyev also stressed that during more than 30 years of Turkish-Azerbaijani defense cooperation, Ankara and its military structures have played a significant role in modernizing the Azerbaijani army and bringing it up to high standards in terms of combat capability, operational planning, situation analysis, and military intelligence.<\/p>\n
“We are very grateful to our Turkish friends for this assistance,” the president added.<\/p>\n
Baku is pleased with the development of relations with Moscow and expects to maintain positive dynamics in 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.<\/p>\n
“We are happy with how our relations are developing, we value them. And I am sure that this positive dynamic will be maintained next year,” Aliyev said.<\/p>\n
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