"His excellency President Ilham Aliyev during the press statement, and press remarks mentioned that the two leaders had discussed defense cooperation and have agreed to further deepen and expand the areas of cooperation that are taking place between the two sides. President Ilham Aliyev also mentioned that he would soon send a defense delegation to Pakistan to discuss the prospects of how we can further expand this cooperation," Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Bilal Hayee said in his interview with APA.
"Our cooperation in defense has been one of the most robust pillars of our bilateral cooperation.
As you recall in 2021 we had a trilateral exercise with Türkiye, this was called "Three Brothers Exercises". But you know the cooperation is now expanding beyond joint drills and exercises and of course, Azerbaijan has been offered the opportunity to buy and get from the Pakistani military-industrial complex.
A few years ago Pakistan trained "Mushshak" aircraft, which is basically a trainer aircraft that was delivered to Azerbaijan. But now the discussion is taking place further export from other areas. So, very soon we hope that in the coming weeks, there will be a delegation visiting from Azerbaijan to Pakistan to discuss the modalities of niche areas, and specific areas as agreed between the two leaders. We hope that the coming weeks and months will bring more good news, and good tidings showing the further expansion and strengthening of defense ties between the two countries," said the diplomat.
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