BAKU - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev decorated Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok with ``Medal of Honor`` over his contributions to improvement of relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Speaking at a meeting with Gen. Ozkok, currently on a one-day visit to Baku, Aliyev said Turkish-Azerbaijani relations were in the highest level.
Aliyev also pointed to the importance of relations between the armed forces of the two countries, ``Turkey has a very important role in structuring of Azerbaijani army.``
Gen. Ozkok in his part said cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries would be further improved in the future.
Gen. Ozkok also visited graveyard of Turkish soldiers who died after coming to Azerbaijan to rescue this country from occupation in 1918.
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Ozkok also met Azerbaijani Defense Minister Sefer Abiyev.