Belarus Defense Minister visiting Azerbaijan-UPDATED

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation, led by the Defense Minister of Belarus Leonid Maltsev, as reported by the press service for the President.

The President stressed successful development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus and noted that Azerbaijani-Belarus cooperation will ensure further strengthening of security in the region.

Leonid Maltsev, in turn, stressed successful development of partnership in different spheres between the two countries, including between the Defense Ministries.

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13:20

A plan of bilateral military cooperation for 2008 was signed during the meeting of the Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan and Belarus Safar Abiyev and Leonid Maltsev held Tuesday.

The due information was provided by the press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.

The Belarus Defense Minister is paying a three-day visit to Azerbaijan by an invitation of his Azerbaijani counterpart.

In frames of the visit, Maltsev is to meet with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade, speaker of Milli Medjlis Oqtay Asadov, and Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov. The visit aims at discussing prospects of military cooperation between the two countries.

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He is now in process of talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Safar Abiyev.

The sides are discussing prospects of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Belarus, according to the press service of Belarus Embassy to Azerbaijan. Upon the completion of the meeting, the sides are to sign an agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Belarus.

The delegation has visited the Alley of Honored Burial to commemorate the national leader Heydar Aliyev, as well as the Alley of Martyrs, before the official meeting.

Within the framework of the visit, the Defense Minister of Belarus is to meet with other officials of the country.

/Day.Az/