Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Counsellor for Foreign Affairs, Director General of the Department for Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Marja Liivala, who is on a working visit to Azerbaijan.

The Defense Minister provided an insight into the work carried out in the liberated territories after the victory gained in the Patriotic War under the command of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, as well as the situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.

Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, noted that the Azerbaijani-Finnish military cooperation was successfully implemented within the NATO Partnership for Peace Program.

Maria Livala stressed the importance of further developing relations between Finland and Azerbaijan.

The sides exchanged views on relations between the two countries, strengthening peace and stability in the region, as well as other issues of interest.