ArmInfo.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov did not comment on the information about the possible establishment of Turkish military bases in Azerbaijan. So, on June 18, during a press conference following talks with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, when asked to comment on this information, Lavrov said that he would not comment on rumors.
"The issue was not discussed, and we do not comment on the rumors," he said. Earlier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Azerbaijan. During his visit to the occupied Armenian Shushi, he did not rule out that Turkey could create a military base on Azerbaijani territory. Erdogan also announced his intention to open a Turkish consulate in occupied Shushi.