Azerbaijan, UK discuss military cooperation
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defence, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords Mrs. Baroness Emma Harriet Nicholson as part of his visit to London, Azertac reported.
The sides exchanged views on military and military-technical cooperation between the two countries, and discussed prospects for the bilateral relations.
Azerbaijan and the UK have benefited from close bilateral partnership and cooperation since 1992, in the framework of international organizations such as the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, and NATO. The relations have covered a wide range of issues, from high-level political dialogue to growing trade and investment, as well as strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties.
The UK and Azerbaijan are cooperating in education, trade, tourism, ICT, as well as other infrastructure and transit projects. Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the UK stood at $564 million in 2015, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee. Some $553.33 million of this figure accounted for import of UK products.
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