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Baku, Tbilisi, Ankara plan to stage joint exercises in 2017

25 May 2016 [17:53] - TODAY.AZ

/By Azernews/

By Amina Nazarli

Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan can hold joint military exercises, aiming to improve combat readiness and mutual vigilance of the three countries, in summer 2017 in the territory of Georgia.

The statement was made by the head of the general staff of the Georgian Armed Forces Major-General ,Vakhtang Kapanadze

“Yes, it is planned, but anything may be changed ... The exercises will be large-scaled, and main focus will be put on counter-terrorism and security issues” he told RIA Novosti answering the question, whether it’s true that the joint military exercises will be held in Georgia in the summer of 2017.

The agreement on holding joint exercises was previously reached during the meeting of defense ministers of the three states in Azerbaijan’s city of Gabala this May.

During the fourth trilateral meeting, the parties reiterated the importance of enhancing the combat readiness of the three countries’ armed forces, trilateral development of military education and training, development of cooperation on cyber security, and further improvement of trilateral exercises on the protection of oil and gas pipelines.

Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan that enjoy the friendly and fruitful relations are actively working to strengthen their trilateral military and defense cooperation in a sustainable manner.

In recent years, the three countries’ relations reached the level of strategic partnership and play an important role in ensuring peace and stability, sustainable development, the welfare of the three nations.

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