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21 August 2001 - 18:43 AMT

TURKISH SOLDIERS WILL “RATTLE THE SABRE” IN BAKU

The two-day visit of head of the general headquarters of the Armed forces of Turkey, General of the Army Huseyn Kivrikoghlu is planned August 25-26. As “CNA” agency informs, the main goal of the visit is the participation in the first graduation ceremony of the Azerbaijani officers that were educated according to NATO standards.
The squadron of Air forces of Turkey “Turkish stars” consists of 10 fighters Phantom-5 will participate in the parade and the celebrations. After their arrival in Baku August 22, Turkish pilots are planning to have demonstrative performance in the sky over the capital square Azadlig. Head of the squadron Mahmet Kutlu has stated that the performance is not a demonstration of strength and it can not be connected to the Iranian-Azerbaiujani conflict regarding the Caspian Sea.