Baku/18.09.23/Turan: The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the delegation led by Israel Defense Ministry’s Director General Mr. Eyal Zamir, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan.
Colonel General Z. Hasanov expressed his satisfaction with the current high level of Azerbaijani-Israeli relations.
Mr. E. Zamir thanked the Azerbaijani side for the warm reception, and emphasized the importance of such meetings and mutual visits in terms of further expansion of existing cooperation.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on defense cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel.
Politics
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Baku today, held a press conference at the COP29 climate conference. When asked about the arrested climate activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, she stated that Germany advocates for the release of government critics and that she would raise this issue during her meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister. She specifically mentioned the name of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, a doctor from Dresden University.
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