Zakir Hasanov expresses condolences to Pakistan

Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, has expressed condolences to the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces — Chief of the Defense Staff of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.

The condolence letter states: "I am deeply saddened by the news of the deaths of six servicemen as a result of a shootout with terrorists in the Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan."

The minister expressed his condolences to the families of those killed.