Lavrov called information about possible establishment of Turkish military bases in Azerbaijan a rumor

18 June 2021


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refused to comment on information about the possible establishment of Turkish military bases in Azerbaijan, calling it rumors.


"We have not discussed this issue, and we do not comment on rumors," the Russian Minister said at a press conference following talks with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey, responding to a related question. 


Earlier, Turkish President Recep Erdogan did not rule out the possibility of establishing a military base of the Turkish Armed Forces on Azerbaijani territory as part of the Shusha Declaration signed with Azerbaijan.

 

 

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Based on materials from TASS