MILITARY
Azerbaijani, Uzbekistani defense ministries ink bilateral military cooperation plan
Baku, October 19, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of Uzbekistani Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov, has visited the Bahouddin Naqshbandi memorial complex, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.
After getting acquainted with the complex, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov arrived at the Bukhara combined arms training range.
An official welcoming ceremony was held. The defense ministers passed along the guard of honor and the national anthems of both countries were performed.
The defense ministers met first in private and then in an expanded format with the participation of delegations.
At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the prospects for development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in military, military-technical, military educational fields, the organization of regular mutual visits of experts from both countries and a number of other issues of interest.
Then there was an introduction to the activity, material and educational base of the training range. The Azerbaijani delegation watched exemplary exercises of servicemen.
The sides exchanged gifts.
The ministers then signed "Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2024".