The main assembly of the Turkish parliament has approved the extension of the mandate of the Turkish military contingent of the Russian-Turkish joint monitoring center in Azerbaijan for one year.
The relevant decree of the President of Turkey was adopted by the general assembly of the legislative body. All political forces in the parliament voted in favor of this decree, except for the People's Democratic Party.
According to Article 92 of the Turkish Constitution, the term of the mandate of the military contingent abroad is one year. The decision to extend it is made by the parliament.
The opening ceremony of the monitoring center took place on January 30, 2021.
