Azerbaijan and Italy to expand military cooperation

Baku/31.10.23/Turan: Prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy in the military and military-technical spheres were discussed today in Baku at a meeting of the chiefs of the general staffs of the armed forces of the two countries – Kerim Veliyev and Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, Veliyev informed the guest about the significance of the local anti-terrorist measures held on September 19-20 in the Karabakh region.

Touching upon the large-scale reforms in the army construction in Azerbaijan, Veliyev drew attention to the importance of introducing new technologies in the Azerbaijani Army and the work done in the field of cybersecurity.

For his part, Dragone noted the existence of broad opportunities for expanding military cooperation between the two countries.

The sides stressed the need for further expansion of military cooperation based on the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Italy.

Prospects for cooperation in the military, military-technical, military-educational and other spheres, as well as a number of other issues of mutual interest were also discussed. -06B-