Azerbaijan Defense Minister meets with his Georgian counterpart-UPDATED

Bilateral meeting held between Azerbaijani and Georgian Defense Ministers

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# 05 October 2021 11:18 (UTC +04:00)

On October 5, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to Georgia, met with the Minister of Defense of Georgia, Mr. Juansher Burchuladze, the Ministry of Defense told APA.

The sides exchanged views on various areas of military cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.

It was noted that under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mr. Ilham Aliyev, cooperation between our countries in the field of defense is developing steadily.

Touching upon the military-political situation in the region, the sides stressed the importance of mutual support for the territorial integrity of our countries, noting that the development of bilateral military cooperation will contribute to ensuring stability and security in the region.

Colonel General Hasanov expressed his gratitude to the Georgian side for supporting Azerbaijan's rightful position during the Patriotic War.

It was noted that the "Eternity-2021" computer-assisted trilateral joint command and staff exercises being held in Georgia are a clear evidence of friendship and indestructible cooperation between the countries.

Following up the meeting bilateral cooperation plan was signed between the ministries of defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

It was noted that the expansion of cooperation in the field of defense will contribute to the further deepening and development of relations between the two countries.

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A bilateral meeting has been held between Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and his Georgian counterpart Juansher Burchuladze, APA's bureau in Georgia reports.

The meeting has been held on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of the Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey in the Kakheti region of Georgia. The parties have conducted discussions on cooperation relations between the two countries in defense and security fields.

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