By  Azertac 

British Minister of State for Defence, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords Mr. Earl Howe has hailed Azerbaijan`s contribution to peacekeeping operations, particularly in Afghanistan as he met with Azerbaijan`s Defence Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov on the sidelines of the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London.

The sides exchanged views on the improvement of UN peacekeeping activity, and Azerbaijan`s role in this. They also discussed military cooperation between the two countries.