PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER

Baku, 1 August (AzerTAc). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received today Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov.
The minister conveyed President Dmitry Medvedev `s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.
He noted military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan was expanding in accordance with relevant instructions of the two countries` Presidents.
Serdyukov said his current visit would be important in terms of holding exchange of views on prospects for the military cooperation.
President Ilham Aliyev said relationship between Azerbaijan and Russia was successfully developing in various spheres.
The Head of State expressed confidence the bilateral military and military-technical cooperation would continue to enhance.
The President pointed out the military cooperation had always been widely discussed during his meetings with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed assurance the Russian Defense Minister`s current visit would contribute to strengthening the military and military-technical cooperation between the two countries.
The President asked Anatoliy Serdyukov to extend his greetings to Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev.