Azerbaijani, Lithuanian defense ministers meet in Vilnius - PHOTO

Azerbaijani, Lithuanian defense ministers meet in Vilnius - <span style="color: red;">PHOTO
# 01 July 2015 14:04 (UTC +04:00)

The Azerbaijani minister was welcomed by Minister of National Defense of Lithuania Juozas Olekas. Both ministers reviewed a guard of honor. The national anthems of the two countries were performed.

Then the defense ministers held a private meeting. Following the private meeting, an expanded meeting was held with the participation of delegations of the two countries.

During the meetings, the ministers discussed the issues of regional security, noted the importance of developing cooperation between the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Lithuania.

Expressing gratitude for the invitation and a warm welcome, Hasanov thoroughly informed his Lithuanian counterpart about the military and political situation in the South Caucasus, Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan and the situation of refugees and IDPs.

“We are very concerned over the application of double standards by some states and organizations toward the fair settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. However, all should know that with the support of the head of state Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan today has a strong and powerful army equipped with modern weapons. The Azerbaijani army stands ready and is able to liberate the occupied lands at any time. No one should doubt it. This is only a matter of time.

Peace-loving states, including friendly Lithuania, demonstrating a firm stand against the aggressor, should demand unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from the Azerbaijani territories”, said Hasanov.

Moreover, the sides exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.

The visit will end on July 2.

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