Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not comment on the information about the possible establishment of Turkish military bases in Azerbaijan, calling it a "rumor", TASS reports.

"We have not discussed this issue, and we do not comment on the rumors," the Russian FM told a news conference—when asked this question—after talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had not ruled out the possibility of establishing a Turkish military base in Azerbaijan—and within the framework of the "Shushi Declaration" that was signed recently between him and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.