We also discussed cooperation in the area of defense and defense industry, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in a statement to the press with Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif on June 15, APA reports.
"As I already said we agreed to increase the number of joint military exercises we had in the past. There is a need for that. Because the situation in the world is changing, instability areas are growing. Therefore, strong military capacity is a guarantee for independence and territorial integrity," noted the President.