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Azerbaijani Defense Minister meets Chief of General Staff of Iranian Army

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to the Islamic Iran, met with Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

After an official welcoming ceremony, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov passed in front of the guard of honor and paid homage to the martyrs, the report said, adding that the two men then held a face to face meeting and then an expanded format meeting.

Expressing his gratitude for the invitation, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov gave detailed information about the new situation after Azerbaijan’s victory in the Patriotic War under the leadership of Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, as well as the work done in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.

Noting that the meetings between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Iran have made an important contribution to the development of relations between the two countries, the minister invited the Iranian Army Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan.

The meeting discussed further development of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran on the basis of positive experience of bilateral, regional, and international cooperation.

The sides also exchanged views on further expansion of cooperation in the military, military-technical and military medical fields and the organization of mutual visits of military representatives of the two countries.

In the end, a protocol on the results of the meeting was signed and a joint statement was issued to the press.

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Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov met with Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Report informs, citing IRNA.

The Azerbaijani Defense Minister will meet with high-ranking military and political officials during his two-day visit to Iran.

The trip’s main objectives are to develop and deepen cooperation in the field of joint military security and defense.

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