Azerbaijan hosts military drills with Turkey near Armenia

Published October 23rd, 2023 - 08:18 GMT
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ALBAWABA - Azerbaijan's defense ministry said on Monday it had begun joint drills with its ally Turkey near the border with Armenia, weeks after Baku recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists, AFP reported.

The ministry said "up to 3,000" troops would take part in the drills held in Baku, the Nakhichevan exclave between Iran and Armenia, as well as territories retaken from Armenian separatists.

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