Opinions & Interviews

MINSK, 9 October (BelTA) – The quality of Belarusian weapons and hardware is outstanding, BelTA learned from Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov after he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 9 October.

The Azerbaijani defense minister said: “We think highly of military and technical cooperation. The Belarusian side offers outstanding quality. The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan use weapons and hardware of Belarusian make. I can state with full authority that those are high-quality weapons and military hardware. We believe that we still have opportunities for expanding cooperation. We have discussed specific matters with the relevant officials and executives.”

Zakir Hasanov spoke highly about results of his meeting with the Belarusian head of state. All the matters Zakir Hasanov and Alexander Lukashenko discussed have been greenlighted. “We are going to cooperate even more and more specifically in defense affairs,” noted the official.

The defense minister also underlined the friendly nature of relations between Belarus and Azerbaijan. “Just like in other spheres Belarus-Azerbaijan cooperation in military affairs advances. We cooperate by sharing the best practices, work together in army development, in military and technical cooperation,” he said.