BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13. The First Deputy
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Chief of the
General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev
is on an official visit to Belarus at the invitation of the Chief
of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Belarus Republic,
the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reports.
Pursuant to the protocol, an official welcoming ceremony was
held, during which the Chiefs of the General Staff passed along the
guard of honor, and the national anthems of both countries were
performed.
Afterwards, Colonel General Karim Valiyev held a meeting with
the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic
of Belarus – First Deputy Minister of Defense, Major General Pavel
Muraveiko.
The meeting discussed prospects for further deepening of
bilateral cooperation in defense between Azerbaijan and Belarus, as
well as opportunities for its continued development.
The sides also engaged in discussions on exchange of views on
regional security and other issues of common interest.
As part of the visit, the Azerbaijani delegation visited the
Victory Monument in Minsk, where they laid a wreath at the
monument.
Later, the delegation visited the Automated Control Systems Unit
of the Military Academy of Belarus, where they were briefed on the
academy's educational and material resources, as well as its
laboratories.
