Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support

The Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support between Azerbaijan and Turkey for strategic partnership and security co-operation was signed at Baku by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Abdullah Gül.

Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support
Signed16 August 2010
Location Baku, Azerbaijan
ConditionRatification of both parties
Expiration16 August 2020
(Option to extend until 2030)
Signatories Azerbaijan
 Turkey
Parties Azerbaijan
 Turkey
RatifiersNational Assembly of Azerbaijan
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
LanguagesEnglish, Azerbaijani, Turkish

Under the terms of the treaty, both Turkey and Azerbaijan will support each other "using all possibilities" in the case of a military attack or aggression against either of the countries.[1]

Overview

The Agreement consists of 23 articles and five chapters: "Military-political and security issues", "Military and military-technical cooperation", "Humanitarian issues", "Economic cooperation", and "Common and final provisions".

History

Azerbaijan

The agreement was ratified by National Assembly of Azerbaijan on 21 December 2010.[2]

Turkey

Following ratification by the Azerbaijani Assembly, Grand National Assembly of Turkey ratified on 2 February 2011.[3]

See also

References
  1. Abbasov, Shahin. "Azerbaijan-Turkey Military Pact Signals Impatience with Minsk Talks -- Analysts". Eurasia.net. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. "Azerbaijan ratifies strategic partnership accord with Turkey". Xinhua. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. "Turkish parliament ratifies Turkish-Azerbaijani inter-governmental agreements". Trend News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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