On July 9, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, received a delegation led by Admiral Giacinto Ottaviani, National Armaments Director of the Italian Ministry of Defense, who is on a visit to our country.
elchi reports that during the meeting, Colonel-General Z. Hasanov highly appreciated the cooperation in the defense sector based on the strategic partnership between our countries. He emphasized that Azerbaijan-Italy relations are of special importance in the military field, as they are in many other areas.
Expressing his gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality, Admiral G. Ottaviani noted the exceptional importance of mutual visits and exchange of experience.
The guest expressed his confidence that military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy will contribute to increasing the defense capabilities of both states.
At the meeting, which was also attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to our country, Luca Di Gianfrancesco, an exchange of views was held on other issues of mutual interest regarding cooperation in the military, military-technical, and military education fields.