Azerbaijan, Baku, May 27 /Trend/
Azerbaijani Interior Minister, Colonel-General Ramil Usubov received the Chief of Turkish Gendarmerie Command, Colonel-General Mustafa Biyik, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, the press service of the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan reported.
Usubov told about the considerable progress made since the signing of an inter-governmental protocol on cooperation between the Turkish Gendarmerie Command and the Internal Troops of Azerbaijan, signed on October 31, 1997. He also said that the ties between these structures have further enhanced.
Mentioning a positive impact of Biyik's visit on the development of relations, Usubov expressed his confidence that in the future the structures of the two brotherly countries will make good use of mutual respect. He also said that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, including the Internal Troops, formed as a force with a high level military training, ability to execute any order at any time.
Colonel-General Mustafa Biyik said that Turkey will always be close to Azerbaijan, would make all efforts for the further development of its army and internal troops, and that mutual respect and cooperation will always serve the interests of both brotherly peoples.
The meeting also focused on other bilateral issues of mutual interest.