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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Azerbaijan has signed cooperation plans with several countries.

The documents were signed by Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov on the sidelines of the 67th meeting of the CIS Council of Defense Ministers in Moscow on November 11.

Hasanov met with his counterparts from several CIS countries, discussed regional issues and undersigned military cooperation plans. Moreover, an experience exchange in the field of development of armed forces was also realized during the meetings

The Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member-states was established in 1992. Representatives from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan attend the regular meetings of the council.

The council coordinates the military cooperation of the CIS states, reviews conceptual approaches to military policy and military building, as well as develops proposals on the efforts directed to prevent the armed conflicts.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, addressing the meeting, said the armies of the CIS countries will hold military tournament within the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 in summer in 2015.

"We will held the first ever military-sport games among the armies of the CIS member-states in July 2015," Shoigu noted.

He added that the plan on the joint preparations for the of the CIS member-states' for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was approved. "Now, it is scheduled to hold number of military events, particularly dedicated to the arrangement of the official ceremonies. Special attention will be attached to the participation of the veterans at the events."