Meeting of Defense Ministers of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan to Be Held in Tbilisi
Baku / 16.10.17 / Turan: On October 17, a trilateral meeting of the Defense Ministers of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be held in Tbilisi.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov left for Tbilisi on Monday to participate in the meeting, the press service of the Defense Ministry said. Nothing is reported about the agenda.
This is not the first meeting of the heads of the military departments of the three countries. During previous meetings, issues of conducting joint military exercises and joint measures to ensure the security of infrastructure facilities in the territories of the three countries were discussed. -02D-
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