Azerbaijan, Pakistan Discuss Coop In Military-Technical & Military-Educational Spheres
Date
5/24/2023 3:06:07 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) The First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General
Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, who is
on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, met with
the Chief of army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, Army General Syed Asim
Munir, Azernews reports.
An official welcoming ceremony was held before the meeting.
After the national anthems of both countries were performed, the
Chief of the General Staff, Colonel General K. Valiyev passed along
the guard of honor.
The sides met first in private and then in an expanded format.
Army General A. Munir welcomed the guests and expressed his
satisfaction with seeing them in Pakistan. He congratulated the
Azerbaijani people on the occasion of the victory in the Patriotic
War and ensuring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
Pakistani COAS noted that the friendly relations between the
armies of Azerbaijan and Pakistan are in progress and have entered
a new stage. He pointed out that Pakistan attaches special
importance to military cooperation with Azerbaijan and that there
are great opportunities for further development of military
relations.
Expressing his gratitude for the invitation, Colonel General K.
Valiyev noted that there are historically friendly relations
between the two nations, and these relations greatly contributed to
the development of bilateral military cooperation along with other
fields.
Colonel General K. Valiyev emphasized that the development and
expansion of cooperation with Pakistan in the military field as in
all fields are always in the spotlight of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces Mr. Ilham Aliyev.
Speaking about the provocations committed by the Armenian armed
forces on the conditional border, the Chief of the General Staff
emphasized that this was intentionally done by Armenia with the aim
of aggravating the situation, and each time a worthy response was
given to them.
At the meeting, the importance of expanding relations between
the types of troops of the armies of the two countries, holding
joint Azerbaijani-Pakistani-Turkish exercises, as well as further
development of trilateral cooperation were emphasized.
The sides discussed cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan
in the military, military-technical, and military-educational
spheres, continuation of mutual visits, as well as other issues
regarding the security and fight against terrorism.
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