On April 10, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to our country, Mikhail Bocharnikov, Report informs citing the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense.
During the meeting, prospects for the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia in the military, military-technical, military-educational and other fields were discussed. According to the cooperation plan, the sides exchanged views on holding working meetings between the delegations of the Ministries of Defense of the two countries, conducting joint military exercises, organizing mutual visits of warships of both countries in the Caspian Sea and other issues.
The Ambassador presented the newly appointed military attache of Russia in Azerbaijan, Colonel Andrei Alexensev to Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.
The Minister of Defense congratulated the new military attache in regards to the beginning of his activities in Azerbaijan and wished him success in expanding military cooperation between our countries.