Azerbaijan Defense Minister meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan

Baku, November 23, AZERTAC Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan, General Zubayr Mahmoud Hayyat. Prior to the meeting, the Pakistani delegation visited the Alley of Honors paid tribute, laid a wreath at the tomb of national leader Heydar Aliyev. The delegation also paid tribute and laid flowers at the grave of the prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. The delegation visited also Alley of martyrs to commemorate Azerbaijani heroes, who gave their lives for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, laid flowers to their graves and wreaths at the "Eternal Flame" monument. During the meeting, Mr. Hasanov praised relations between the two countries, as well as the development of Azerbaijani-Pakistani bonds and the level of strategic partnership. Touching upon the military-political situation in the region, the Defense Minister comprehensively informed the delegation about the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Expressing gratitude for Pakistan's support of Azerbaijan's position in international organizations in resolving this conflict, the minister stressed that Azerbaijan also supports the territorial integrity of Pakistan. The meeting highlighted the importance of cooperation in the military, military-technical spheres and in the field of security and military education, as well as the expansion of relations between the Air Forces and Naval Forces of the two countries. Then the Pakistani delegation visited a museum with the expositions reflecting the life and activities of the national leader Heydar Aliyev, established in the administrative building of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.