Azerbaijan, Baku, 16 February / Trend corr K. Ramazanova / The Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev is expected to pay an official visit to Iran in near future, the Spokesman for the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan said to Trend on 16 February.
The Defence Minister will visit Iran on the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar. According to PressTV, the Azerbaijani delegation will visit Iran on 18 February.
Bilateral cooperation between the two countries will be discussed during the visit. Abiyev will meet with the Iranian officials.
The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry is cooperating with the Defence Ministries of about 50 countries.