BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. The Minister of
Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir
Hasanov, who is on a working visit to the Russian Federation, took
part in the regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), held in Moscow on
April 2, Trend
reports, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
First, the defense ministers of the CIS member states,
accompanied by an honor guard and a military orchestra, laid
wreaths and bouquets of flowers at the Victory Monument in Moscow.
A commemorative photograph of the heads of delegations was
taken.
Various aspects of regional security and military cooperation
between our countries, as well as other issues, were discussed at
the limited-attendance meeting.
During the visit, Colonel General Zakir Gasanov also held a
bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov.
The meeting discussed the current state and prospects for
developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia in the
military and military-technical fields.