According to Chief of the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff Hilmi Ozkok, in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict "time works in favor of Azerbaijan". "Armenia is economically weak and this circumstance will strengthen Azerbaijan's political positions," the Turkish General stated in Baku. Hilmi Ozkok expressed readiness to cooperate with Azerbaijan in all the fields including the military one. In his words, Ankara's accession to the European Union will be useful for the South Caucasus.