Azerbaijani Defense Minister Meets With NATO Representative
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. Minister of Defense
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has
met with the Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Land Command, Lieutenant
General Mustafa Oghuz, who is paying an official visit to
Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told trend .
The Turkish guest first visited the graves of heroic Azerbaijani
sons, who became martyrs for the independence and territorial
integrity of the country, and the Turkish Martyrs' Cemetery erected
in honor of the Turkish soldiers fallen in 1918. The official paid
tribute to their memory and flowers were laid.
Then the meeting took place at the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Welcoming the guest, Colonel General Hasanov expressed satisfaction
to see him in Azerbaijan.
First, the Azerbaijani defense minister noted that he shares the
pain of the relatives of victims who died as a result of the
powerful earthquake in Türkiye, extended his deepest condolences to
their families and wished recovery to all the wounded. Saying that
“Your grief is our grief too”, the minister emphasized that
Azerbaijan always stands by the fraternal country.
Then Colonel General Hasanov informed the guest about the
reforms carried out in the Azerbaijan Army under the leadership of
the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the work done
in the liberated territories, as well as the current situation on
the Azerbaijan-Armenia conditional state border and the Karabakh
economic region.
Speaking of the achievements in cooperation with NATO, the
minister noted the importance of further developing mutual
relations.
Lieutenant General Mustafa Oghuz expressed his gratitude for the
support provided after the earthquake. He prayed for mercy to the
military servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army who became martyrs as a
result of the provocation committed by illegal Armenian formations
on the morning of March 5 and expressed condolences to their
families.
Noting the current state of cooperation with Azerbaijan, the
Chief of Staff of the NATO LANDCOM expressed his satisfaction with
the positive results achieved in this field.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that Azerbaijan-NATO
military cooperation is of special importance within the
Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC).
In the end, the sides exchanged opinions on the development
prospects of bilateral relations, as well as other issues of mutual
interest.
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