Turkish umbrella over Azerbaijan

"The historical visit of the President of Turkey to Azerbaijan, with the visit of the presidents of the two fraternal countries to Shusha, which was liberated during the Second Karabakh War from almost 30 years of Armenian occupation and the signing of the Shusha Declaration in this cultural capital of Azerbaijan, with the opening in In the near future, the Turkish consulates are a clear message to the whole world and, first of all, to Russia, Iran and Armenia, that in case of violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, they will all have to deal not only with the Azerbaijani army, but also with the second most powerful army NATO, which is the Turkish armed forces.

It is quite noteworthy that the Turkish President flew to Azerbaijan immediately from Brussels, after his meeting with the US President, which took place within the framework of the NATO Heads of State Summit, at which the leaders of the United States and Turkey emphasized the inviolability of the long-term strategic partnership of these two leading NATO countries, especially in the context of the challenges faced by the United States and its allies in the Middle East and South Caucasus, where Turkey plays an important role as one of the most important regional leaders.

That is why the visit of President Erdogan to Azerbaijan and the signing of the "Shusha Declaration" between Turkey and Azerbaijan should be perceived as a political and military umbrella over Azerbaijan, comparable to the "special status of an ally outside NATO" enjoyed by such strategic partners of the United States as Israel, South Korea. Japan, Australia. Only instead of the United States today, this security umbrella, as a guarantee of sovereignty and territorial integrity over Azerbaijan, was opened by Turkey, and now everyone in the world will have to reckon with this reality, including Azerbaijan's closest neighbors".