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The South Korea-US combined forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan to meet his counterpart, Ilham Aliyev. The meeting, taking place in the territory locked between Armenia and Iran on the border with Turkey, comes just days after Azerbaijan seized the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and was officially intended to launch the construction of a gas pipeline. The two presidents are, however, also due to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh and the opening to Azerbaijanis of Armenia's Zangezur corridor, Turkish media reported. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expresses support for Azerbaijan's military operation in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. "We support the steps taken by Azerbaijan, with whom we act together with the motto of 'one nation, two states', to defend its territorial integrity," Erdogan says. SOUNDBITE
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles says a major joint military training with the United States has been conducted with 'heavy hearts' after a defence helicopter taking part in the drills crashed into the Pacific late Friday, leaving four aircrew missing. SOUNDBITE
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev receives his counterpart and close ally, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during an official welcoming ceremony. IMAGES