Prior to the outbreak of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, cargo planes flew from Azerbaijan to Turkey every day, as the countries increased military cooperation.
A new round of tension on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place at the end of September. The countries exchanged accusations of ceasefire violations and started mobilizing troops. Turkey took Azerbaijan’s side. Contrary to the position of the international community, it insisted on a force scenario and threw Syrian fighters into the conflict zone, provoking an escalation of tension.
Last week, with Russian mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to another truce. Despite this, Azerbaijani cargo planes are still flying to Turkey, presumably armed. This is confirmed by the statistics on Turkish military exports. Sales in September increased by 80% compared to August, with Azerbaijan being the purchasing leader with 76.7 million dollars.
It has even outpaced the United States, which also regularly buys products from the Turkish military industrial complex. Ankara earned $62.7 million from deliveries to the United States in September.