Türkiye, Kazakhstan discuss defence cooperation

Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler met with his Kazakh counterpart Ruslan Jaqsylyqov.

Güler arrived at the Kazakh Ministry of Defence following a visit to the Defenders of the Fatherland Square, Caliber.Az quotes the Turkish Ministry of National Defence as saying on its X account.

Millî Savunma Bakanı Yaşar Güler, Kazakistan programı kapsamında Vatan Koruyucuları Anıtı’nı ziyaretinin ardından Kazakistan Savunma Bakanlığına geçti.

Mevkidaşı Orgeneral Ruslan Jaksilikov tarafından karşılanan Bakan Yaşar Güler, Şeref Kıtası’nı selamladı.

Törenin ardından… pic.twitter.com/vrDXRfV6el

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) September 11, 2024

The Turkish minister’s visit included a ceremonial event. After the ceremony, the ministers held a one-on-one meeting as well as a larger meeting with their delegations.

Notably, on September 10, Güler met with his Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts during his visit to the Georgian capital.

Güler paid a visit to Tbilisi to attend a trilateral defence ministers’ meeting of Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Georgia.

The Turkish defence chief first met with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Chikovani. Afterwards, he met with Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov.