Azerbaijani Deputy Defense Minister Director General Agil Gurbanov and Deputy Defense Minister and Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Namig Islamzade are on an official visit to Qatar.
According to APA, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, the delegation first visited the Military Aviation Academy at Al-Udeid Air Base of the Qatar Armed Forces. The delegation was informed about the existing facilities and the training process at the academy. Later, the Azerbaijani delegation headed by General Director Agil Gurbanov met with His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Abdurrahman bin Hasan Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs of the State of Qatar. During the meeting, a comprehensive exchange of views on issues of mutual interest between the two countries took place, as well as the current state of bilateral cooperation and prospects for its further development. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant General Namig Islamzade, Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force, and a number of senior officers and officials from both sides. In addition, the future of bilateral military-technical cooperation was discussed at a meeting between the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and the heads of the Qatar-based company “Barzan Holdings”.