(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov discussed
multifaceted cooperation with foreign military leaders, as well as
defense company heads on the sideline of the 4th Azerbaijan
International Defense exhibition ADEX-2022 at the Baku expo Center
on September 6, Azernews reports, citing the ministry.
Hasanov and Turkish armed forces Chief of the General Staff
Yasar Guler discussed multifaceted cooperation on the sidelines of
the 4th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX-2022.
At the meeting, the parties addressed cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Turkiye in the domains of regional security,
military, military-technical, military education, and military
medicine, as well as the organizing of mutual visits and other
matters of mutual importance.
The two men stressed the need for using technological advances
in joint military drills.
In the same vein, Zakir Hasanov met with his Bosnian,
Herzegovinian counterpart Sifet Podžić, who arrived in Azerbaijan
to attend the 4th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX
2022.
The relevance of mutual visits and other matters were discussed
during the meeting to promote military cooperation between the two
countries.
Hasanov had also a meeting with Rwandan Defense Minister Maj-Gen
Albert Murasira on the fringe of the event. At the meeting,
comprehensive perspectives on matters of mutual interest were
exchanged.
Similarly, the Azerbaijani defense chief met with Dmitry Pantus,
chairman of the Belarusian Defense Industry Committee.
At the meeting, the parties discussed the development prospects
of military and military-technical cooperation between Azerbaijan
and Belarus, the possibilities of applying modern military
technologies, exchange of experience, and other issues of mutual
interest.
Moreover, during the meeting between Azerbaijani defense chief
and Kazakh Deputy Defense Minister Lt-Gen Ruslan Shpekbayev at the
Baku Expo Center, the importance of further expansion of
cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the fields of
military, military-technical and military education, as well as the
intensification of mutual visits at the level of expert groups, and
other issues of interest were discussed.
On the sidelines of the defense fair, Zakir Hasanov met with
Yoav Har-Even, the head of the Israeli Rafael company.
Detailed exchange of views on the importance of strengthening
military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel and the
contributions of the two countries to regional security were
discussed. At the same time, the necessity of such meetings and
mutual visits in strengthening the Azerbaijani-Israeli military
relations was especially emphasized.
Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari also
is in Azerbaijan to attend the fair, Azernews reports.
Admiral Amir Rastegari is slated to meet with defense industry
leaders from nations participating in the ADEX-2022 International
Defense Exhibition in Baku during his three-day visit.
Unlike in previous years, the exhibition is being attended by a
larger number of participants, including officials, this time.
The country's defense industry is presenting many innovations of
local products, including systems for aviation, civil and military
vessels, armored vehicles, electronic systems, and many other
devices and equipment.
A total of 208 companies are represented at the ADEX-2022
exhibition, including leading defense companies from Bulgaria,
China, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and others. For the first
time, Jordanian companies are taking part in the exhibition. This
year, eight countries are participating in the exhibition with
national stands.
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