Azerbaijani Defense Minister to visit Moscow

Azerbaijani Defense Minister to visit Moscow
# 31 July 2015 11:53 (UTC +04:00)

Moscow. Farid Akbarov - APA. Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov will visit Moscow.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that the minister will attend the opening ceremony of International Army Games 2015 to be held on August 1-15 at a landfill in Moscow.

The Russian Defense Ministry told APA's Moscow correspondent that during his visit, Z.Hasanbov will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.

The First International Army Games 2015 will be attended by 57 teams from 17 countries, 20 monitoring groups from 6 foreign countries, as well as representatives from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin American countries. The program of the Games includes 14 desert, air and marine competitions.

Two competitions of the International Army Games will be organized by the Navy. Armored personnel carriers of the naval forces will take part in the competition called "Caspian derby”. Along with Russia, teams of Kazakhstan and China will compete in the competition as well. The competitions will be held in the Caspian Sea. The combat readiness of military ships’ crew on performing artillery fire shootings will be checked. Seamen from Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will compete in the games. Both competitions will be held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan.

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