AZERI DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS IRAQI, BULGARIAN, RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS
Baku, April 17 (AZERTAC). Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev met here Friday with Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan Arshad Omar Ismail.
The talks focused on Azerbaijan-Iraq relationship, as well as prospects for military cooperation between the two countries.
Ambassador Arshad Omar Ismail handed over to Safar Abiyev a letter in which Defense Minister of Iraq thanked for exemplary services of Azerbaijani peacemaking forces in ensuring security in Iraq.
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The same day, Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with newly appointed ambassador of Bulgaria to Azerbaijan Vasil Kalinov.
They discussed prospects for military-technical cooperation between the two countries, Bulgarian Defense Minister`s forthcoming visit to Azerbaijan.
The sides also stressed the need for making supplements to the existing agreement to expand bilateral military ties.
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Defense Minister Safar Abiyev also met with Russia`s newly appointed ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin.
They exchanged views on Azerbaijan-Russia cooperation, situation in the region and Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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