Azerbaijan, Pakistan discuss prospects of military cooperation development

Azerbaijani First Deputy Defence Minister, Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel-General Karim Valiyev met the delegation, headed by Chief of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu, which is on an official visit to Azerbaijan on June 29.

After welcoming the guests, Valiyev expressed gratification with the level of friendly and fraternal relations between the two countries, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry told Caliber.Az.

He noted the importance of further expanding cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan in security and defence, in the military, military-technical and military-educational spheres, as well as intensifying mutual visits at the level of expert groups.

While expressing gratification with the visit to Azerbaijan, Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu stressed the importance of holding such meetings and expanding mutual ties between the two countries.

The issues of conducting joint exercises and other issues of mutual interest were also discussed at the meeting.