Azerbaijan Minister of Defense attends next meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to the Russian Federation, participated in the next meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states, held in Moscow on April 2.

At the outset, the Defense Ministers of the CIS member states laid wreaths and flowers at the Victory Monument in Moscow, accompanied by an honor guard and a military band. Subsequently, a photo of the heads of delegations was taken.

Within the restricted-format meeting, various aspects of regional security and military cooperation between the participating countries, as well as other issues, were discussed.

As part of the visit, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov also held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, Mr. Andrei Belousov.

The meeting addressed the current state and future prospects of military and military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia.