Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia discuss military-technical cooperation

By Azernews

By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, has met with the Crown Prince, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Defense Minister Muhammad bin Salman.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry informed on April 5 that the ministers discussed the questions of military, military-technical cooperation between the two countries, as well as the regional security issues.

As part of the visit to Saudi Arabia, Hasanov also visited the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition where the Azerbaijani delegation was informed about its activities.

Back on March 10, Hasanov discussed military cooperation between the two countries with Saudi Minister of State for Gulf Affairs Thamer Al-Sabhan.

Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan in 1991.The diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992.

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Riyadh was opened in 1994, and since 1999, the embassy of Saudi Arabia has been operating in Baku.

Over the past years, the economic relations with the increased interest in investment strengthened and expanded. Several companies of Saudi Arabia operate in various fields in Azerbaijan.