Baku / 17.01.18 / Turan: A meeting of the Azerbaijani-Pakistani working group of the officers of the Armed Forces of the two countries began in the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.
The Defense Ministry's press service reports that the meeting discussed the development of military cooperation and its prospects, as well as the activities scheduled for 2018.
The working group from the Azerbaijani side is headed by the head of the International Cooperation Department, Major-General Huseyn Mahmudov, and from the Pakistan side - the chief of the foreign affairs department of the general staff, Major-General Muhammad Shafig.
The Working Group will continue its meetings on January 18.-16D-
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