Tokyo, 31 March, /AJMEDIA
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov met with a UK delegation headed by British Minister of the Armed Forces, member of the British Parliament James Heappey, AJMEDIA reports via the Azerbaijani MoD.
Zakir Hasanov greeted the members of the delegation and noted that the development of relations between the two countries is at the center of the constant attention of the President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.
Colonel-General Hasanov provided detailed information on the work done under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan from Armenian occupation, also on the situation in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh economic zone and on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border.
The Minister also thanked the UK for the support provided by the UN Development Program in demining process on the territories of Azerbaijan.
Mutual visits and meetings are important for expanding bilateral ties between the countries, James Hippie noted during the conversation.
Then an exchange of views took place on the prospects for cooperation in the military sphere and on other issues.