Military personnel from Azerbaijan and Turkey began joint exercises near the border with Iran on Monday, as tensions in the region increased, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced.
“According to the military cooperation pact between Azerbaijan and Turkey, joint exercises are carried out“said the Azerbaijani ministry.
Millions of Azerbaijanis live in northern Iran, three times the population of Azerbaijan, so Tehran fears the possibility of the emergence of a separatist movementwhich increases tensions with the neighboring country.
The military exercises between Azerbaijan and Turkey cover the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, as well as three border regions with Iran.
The armies are training the use of artillery, aviation and other forms of combat???????? In addition, the construction of floating bridges and landing in the enemy rear are tested.
Last month, Azerbaijan already held military exercises on the border with Iran to test the interaction of various types of troops. The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense stressed that the exercises were carried out in accordance with the military preparation program for this year.
Iran also held military exercises near Azerbaijan.while the authorities of both countries exchanged accusations of terrorist activity and sabotage.
On November 1, the Azerbaijan Security Service announced that it had dismantled an illegal armed group organized and controlled by Iranian intelligence services.
Iran has implicated Baku in the Shiraz terror attack that killed 15 people, allegations Azerbaijan has vehemently denied.
Source: Observadora
