Azerbaijan to host joint military drills with Turkey and Pakistan from September 12-20
According to a written statement released by the Azerbaijani defense ministry on Saturday, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan will hold joint military drills from Sept. 12-20 in Baku. The goal of the "Three Brothers - 2021" exercises is to improve cooperation between their special forces and to share knowledge and experience.
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- Published Date: 12:34 | 11 September 2021
- Modified Date: 12:34 | 11 September 2021
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan will hold joint military drills from Sept. 12-20 in Baku, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Saturday, the first such drills between the three countries.
The goal of the "Three Brothers - 2021" exercises is to improve cooperation between their special forces and to share knowledge and experience, the ministry said in a statement.
Turkey and Azerbaijan held joint live-fire drills in Baku earlier this year.
Ankara last year backed Azerbaijan's effort to drive occupying Armenian forces out of the Upper Karabakh region where pro-Yerevan militants had illegally controlled since the 1990s.
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