Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler attended the 13th Azerbaijan-Türkiye-Georgia Trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting in the Azerbaijani city of Shusha.

Ahead of the meeting, Güler held separate bilateral talks with Azerbaijani Defense Minister Col. Gen. Zakir Hasanov and Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Irakli Chikovani. The Turkish Defense Ministry released footage of the talks.
"The security of the Caucasus cannot be considered separately from the security of Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia," Güler said in his address, voicing support for peace efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

He also stressed the importance of protecting energy, transport and communication infrastructure projects in the region and described joint exercises and training as an expression of shared responsibility. The three ministers signed a joint declaration after the meeting.