# Shusha Declaration

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shusha_Declaration
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shusha_Declaration.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shusha_Declaration
> Source revision: 1340185361
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

The **Shusha Declaration**, officially the **Shusha Declaration on allied relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey**,[a] is a declaration on allied relations signed between [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan) and [Turkey](/source/Turkey) on 15 June 2021.[1]

## History

A joint declaration on allied relations was signed in [Shusha](/source/Shusha) on 15 June 2021, between President of Azerbaijan [Ilham Aliyev](/source/Ilham_Aliyev) and President of Turkey [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](/source/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan) as part of the latter’s official two-day visit to Azerbaijan.[2][3]

## Scope

The declaration touched various issues in the political, economic, trade, culture, education, sport, and energy security sectors, the [Southern Gas Corridor](/source/Southern_Gas_Corridor), cooperation in the field of defense industry, military cooperation and mutual military assistance, the so-called "[Zangezur corridor](/source/Zangezur_corridor)", possibilities of cooperation within the framework of the proposed six-party platform ([Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan), [Armenia](/source/Armenia), [Russia](/source/Russia), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), [Iran](/source/Iran), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country))), and opening a Turkish consulate in Shusha.[4][5][6]

## Reactions

- [Armenian Foreign Ministry](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Armenia)) strongly condemned the signing of the declaration by Azerbaijani and Turkish presidents, as well as Erdogan's speech in [National Assembly of Azerbaijan](/source/National_Assembly_(Azerbaijan)) and the joint visit of Azerbaijani and Turkish presidents to "currently occupied city of [Shushi](/source/Shushi) of [Artsakh Republic](/source/Artsakh_Republic)", considering it "a provocation against the security and peace in the region".[7]

- Russia’s President's spokesperson [Dmitry Peskov](/source/Dmitry_Peskov), commenting on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on the possible establishment of a Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, said that “the deployment of military infrastructure by the [NATO] alliance countries near our borders is cause for our special attention as well as a reason for us to take steps to ensure our security and interests,” emphasizing that “regional players must not take actions containing any elements that could cause a rise in tensions.” The Russian Foreign Minister [Sergey Lavrov](/source/Sergey_Lavrov) also commented on the issue, by dismissing it as rumours.[8]

## See also

- [Azerbaijan–Turkey relations](/source/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Turkey_relations)

## Notes

1. Azerbaijani: *Türkiyə Respublikası ilə Azərbaycan Respublikası arasındakı müttəfiqlik münasibətləri haqqında Şuşa Bəyannaməsi* Turkish: *Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ile Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Arasında Müttefiklik İlişkileri Hakkında Şuşa Beyannamesi*

## References

1. ["Официальный сайт президента Азербайджанской Республики - НОВОСТИ » Мероприятия"](https://ru.president.az/articles/52115) (in Russian). *ru.president.az*. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. ["СМИ: Эрдоган прибыл в Шушу для подписания соглашения по Нагорному Карабаху"](https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/11653249). *ТАСС*. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. [""Исторический день": о чем Эрдоган и Алиев договорились в Карабахе"](https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2021/06/15_a_13642226.shtml) (in Russian). *Газета.Ru*. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. ["Президент Турции на пути к жемчужине Азербайджана"](https://www.aa.com.tr/ru/мир/президент-турции-на-пути-к-жемчужине-азербайджана/2274378). *www.aa.com.tr*. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. ["Erdoğan ve Aliyev 'Şuşa Beyannamesi'ne imza attı"](https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/erdogan-ve-aliyev-susa-beyannamesine-imza-atti-588635.html) (in Turkish). *www.trthaber.com*. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. ["Azerbaijan, Turkey sign declaration of alliance as Erdogan visits Karabakh - China.org.cn"](http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2021-06/16/content_77570113.htm). *www.china.org.cn*. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

1. ["ՀՀ ԱԳՆ մեկնաբանությունը Թուրքիայի և Ադրբեջանի նախագահների կողմից ստորագրված հռչակագրի առնչությամբ"](https://www.mfa.am/hy/interviews-articles-and-comments/2021/06/17/mfa_statement_on_the_decl/10995)

1. ["Nagorno-Karabakh: Russian response to the Shusha declaration"](http://caucasuswatch.de/news/3880.html). 18 June 2021.

## External links

- [Full text of the document](https://report.az/xarici-siyaset/susa-beyannamesinin-tam-metni/) (in Azerbaijani)
- [Full text of the document](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/tr%3A%C5%9Eu%C5%9Fa_Beyannamesi) (in Turkish)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shusha Declaration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shusha_Declaration) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shusha_Declaration?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.