Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov on Tuesday received a delegation led by the Chief of General Staff of Hungarian Defense Forces, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi.
The Hungarian delegation pays an official visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of First Deputy Defense Minister – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, News.Az reports, citing the Defense Ministry.
First, the guests visited the graves of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva in the Alley of Honor, laid wreath and flowers and honored their blessed memory.
The Hungarian delegation arrived at Victory Park and laid a wreath in front of the Victory Monument.
During the meeting held at the Defense Ministry, Minister Hasanov welcomed the guests and conveyed his pleasure with seeing them in Azerbaijan. Hailing the current state of military cooperation between the countries, the minister particularly commended Hungary’s support for Azerbaijan across all levels.
Speaking about the work done in Azerbaijan in the field of army development, Minister Hasanov stressed that there are all opportunities for further development of strategic cooperation between the countries.
General Böröndi, in turn, expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality and emphasized the positive impact of such visits and meetings on the development of Azerbaijani-Hungarian relations based on mutual trust and friendship.
The meeting discussed future prospects for the military cooperation and other issues of interest.
At the official welcoming ceremony held at the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, the Chiefs of Staff of both countries passed along the guard of honor. The national anthems of the countries were performed. General Böröndi signed the Book of Honor in accordance with the protocol.
Later on, Colonel General Valiyev met with his Hungarian counterpart.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state and further development of Azerbaijani-Hungarian military cooperation and noted the importance of exchanging experience and holding joint exercises to increase the professionalism of servicemen.
