Turkey as a guarantor of Ukraine's security, will Azerbaijan join it?
17-07-2026 13:00 Politics
1in.am Public information about Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's visit to Kyiv is scarce. Unofficially, however, it has become known that Ukraine's European allies have agreed that the post-conflict security "maritime component will be implemented by Turkey."
Essentially, this means that Turkey is assigned the role of "coordinator" in matters related to navigation security in the Black Sea, and the military departments of the parties are "already developing technical and tactical programs for future cooperation." According to reports, in Kyiv, Fidan reaffirmed that Turkey "does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea, supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, and continues to defend the rights of Crimean Tatars and other indigenous peoples of the peninsula."
These statements are particularly noteworthy in the context of information from the Azerbaijani press that after negotiations with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Bayramov will visit Kyiv. "Moscow must come to terms with reality. Azerbaijan has the right to develop relations with Ukraine in all areas of mutual interest," the official position of Baku has been articulated by the ruling minval politika.
In fact, Bayramov is echoing Fidan's diplomatic "journey": a month before the visit to Kyiv, the Turkish Foreign Minister held high-level meetings in Russia. When Bayramov's visit to Kyiv is scheduled is still unknown, but it is clear that Ankara and Baku are acting on the principle of solidarity regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Another Azerbaijani state media outlet, haqqin.az, has examined the "anti-Azerbaijani" publications of several Russian Telegram channels in the context of Bayramov's visit to Moscow and concluded that Russia is "making unfounded accusations." Specifically, this concerns Baku's territorial claims towards Dagestan and "preparing hostile actions against the Russian Navy's Caspian flotilla."
The outcome of the Lavrov-Bayramov negotiations will become clear from the statements of the parties and expert assessments. One thing seems evident: it is unlikely that a Putin-Aliyev meeting will take place in the foreseeable future. At the same time, however, Azerbaijan may not openly join the military supporters of Ukraine.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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