BAKU. July 11 (Interfax-AVN) - Turkish Land Forces Commander Hilmi Ozkok, who arrived with an official visit in Baku on Wednesday, will hold talks with Azerbaijani President Geidar Aliev, sources in the republic's Defense Ministry told Interfax- Military News Agency.
Ozkok will also meet Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev and Parliament Speaker Murtuz Aleskerov.
Military cooperation between the two countries is expected to hit the negotiations, in particular where the Turkish assistance in further development of the Azerbaijani army is concerned.
Hilmi Ozkok awarded Safar Abiyev a medal For Dignity of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces at a ceremony that took place in Baku on Thursday.
Ozkok is quoted as saying that the Azerbaijani Defense Minister received the award for the efforts in development of the military cooperation between the two countries and for the contribution into building the Azerbaijani armed forces.