Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support
2010 treaty between Azerbaijan and Turkey
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The Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support (Turkish: Stratejik Ortaklık ve Karşılıklı Yardım Anlaşması; Azerbaijani: Türkiyə-Azərbaycan Strateji Əməkdaşlıq Sazişi) between Azerbaijan and Turkey for strategic partnership and security co-operation was signed at Baku by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Abdullah Gül.
Baku, Azerbaijan(Automatically extended every ten years, unless parties notify their withdrawal)
| Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support Stratejik İşbirliği Anlaşması | |
|---|---|
| Signed | 16 August 2010 |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Condition | Ratification of both parties |
| Expiration | 16 August 2030 (Automatically extended every ten years, unless parties notify their withdrawal) |
| Signatories | Azerbaijan Turkey |
| Parties | Azerbaijan Turkey |
| Ratifiers | National Assembly of Azerbaijan Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
| Languages | Azerbaijani, Turkish |
Under the terms of the treaty, both Turkey and Azerbaijan will support each other "using all possibilities" in the case of a military attack or aggression against either of the countries.[1]
Overview
The Agreement consists of 23 articles and five chapters: "Military-political and security issues", "Military and military-technical cooperation", "Humanitarian issues", "Economic cooperation", and "Common and final provisions".
History
Ratification process
Azerbaijan
The agreement was ratified by National Assembly of Azerbaijan on 21 December 2010.[2][3]
Turkey
Following ratification by the Azerbaijani Assembly, Grand National Assembly of Turkey ratified on 2 February 2011.[4]
