Azerbaijan, Belarus eye military cooperation
Azerbaijan`s First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Colonel General Najmeddin Sadigov has met a Belarusian delegation led by Chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee Sergei Gurulyov.
The sides discussed issues on military and military-technical ties between the two countries.
Azerbaijan and Belarus relations date back to many years ago. Both countries were part of the Russian Empire until 1918 and before gaining their independence in 1991, they were part of the Soviet Union.
Diplomatic relations between two republics established in 1993 but two countries started to get closer during past decade.
Currently the two countries enjoy high level ties in various fields and closely cooperate within international organizations. Belarus opened embassy in Azerbaijan in February 2006, Azerbaijan opened embassy in Belarus in August 2006.
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