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Russia keeps a close eye on the information that Turkey may create a military base in Azerbaijan, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, according to TASS report. 

"Beyond any doubt, this is an issue of our close attention," the Russian presidential spokesman said, commenting on the information. "We are interacting with the Turkish Republic in stabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus," the Kremlin spokesman added, as quoted by the source. 

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier said he did not rule out that a Turkish military base could be created on Azerbaijani territory under the so-called Shushi declaration recently signed with Azerbaijan.

Dmitry Peskov also noted that "Russia maintains close contact with Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan on the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region." 

"We are in close contact with Ankara, Baku and Yerevan as we believe that all steps should facilitate efforts to further stabilize the situation in the South Caucasus, boost infrastructure and logistics, as well as to improve the overall situation, and should not include any elements that may raise tensions," Peskov pointed out.