16 Feb 2017 16:08

Chief of Russian General Staff discusses military cooperation in Baku

BAKU. Feb 16 (Interfax) - Military cooperation was discussed at a meeting in Baku of Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov with the leadership of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

"Questions of the current state and prospects of cooperation between the military authorities of the two countries were discussed," Interfax was told at the Russian delegation on Thursday.

Gerasimov met Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Chief of the General Staff Najmeddin Sadykov.

As an Interfax reported on Thursday in Baku Gerasimov also met chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford.