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.
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Signed | 16 August 2010 |
Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Condition | Ratification of both parties |
Expiration | 16 August 2020 (Option to extend until 2030) |
Signatories | Azerbaijan Turkey |
Parties | Azerbaijan Turkey |
Ratifiers | National Assembly of Azerbaijan Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
Languages | English, 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
- Abbasov, Shahin. "Azerbaijan-Turkey Military Pact Signals Impatience with Minsk Talks -- Analysts". Eurasia.net. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- "Azerbaijan ratifies strategic partnership accord with Turkey". Xinhua. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- "Turkish parliament ratifies Turkish-Azerbaijani inter-governmental agreements". Trend News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2011.