AFGHANISTAN

“We feel proud that both NATO and Russia have chosen Azerbaijan as the venue for the meeting”, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said as he received a delegation led by Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Sir Stuart Peach, Trend reports referring to the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

“I am very glad that Azerbaijan has been offering its logistical support and a venue for such important meetings for several years now”, Ilham Aliyev said.

During his visit to Brussels, the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, met with NATO Deputy Secretary General - Mircea Geoana on 25 October 2019. The information is from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov attended a NATO meeting, organized on 25 October 2019 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels at the level of Defense Ministers of the countries, which contribute to the “Resolute Support Mission” in Afghanistan.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the issues of security and the political situation in Afghanistan, the recent achievements of the mission, its future and a number of other issues were discussed.