Chief of the Turkish Military Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel on Tuesday met with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.

In his first foreign visit after assuming office as the top commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, Ozel met with Aliyev at the Zagulba Palace in capital Baku.

Sources said the meeting had affirmed that Turkish-Azeri relations continued to develop in military field along with all other areas.

Ozel also met with Azeri Defense Minister Sefer Abiyev, discussing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as the Upper Karabakh problem.

The Turkish general is expected to meet on Wednesday with Azeri Prime Minister Artur Rasizade and Parliament Speaker Oktay Esedov.

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