Baku, Azerbaijan, May 5. Minister of Defense of
the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov received
a delegation led by Rector of the National Defense University of
the Republic of Türkiye, Professor Erhan Afyoncu, Trend reports via the
Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.
The Turkish delegation is on a visit to Azerbaijan to
participate in a High-Level Dialogue Meeting between the National
Defense Universities of Azerbaijan and Türkiye.
First, the Turkish delegation visited the tombs of the National
Leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and prominent
ophthalmologist and academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the Alley of
Honor, as well as the Alley of Martyrs and Turkish Martyrs’
Cemetery. The guests laid flowers and honored their blessed
memory.
During the meeting held at the Ministry of Defense, Colonel
General Hasanov welcomed the guests and expressed his satisfaction
with seeing them in Azerbaijan. The minister noted that the current
military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye develops in the
field of military education, as in all areas.
Afyoncu, in turn, expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome
and hospitality, as well as conveyed his satisfaction with the
visit to Azerbaijan. The guest highlighted the positive impact of
Azerbaijani-Turkish relations in the field of science and education
on strengthening the modern national personnel potential of the
armies of both fraternal countries.
Then, the First Deputy Minister of Defense—Chief of the General
Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev—met
with the guests and emphasized the mutual benefits of the upcoming
High-Level Dialogue Meeting for military educational institutions
of both countries, as well as discussed the current state and
issues of further expansion and development of cooperation between
the two countries in the military educational field.
During the meeting, the sides held a broad exchange of views on
a number of topics of mutual interest.
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