BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13. The high level of partnership between Azerbaijan and Israel plays an important role not only in the development of the two countries, but also in ensuring security in the entire region, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov said at a meeting with a delegation headed by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant, who is in Baku on an official visit, Trend reports.
Expressing satisfaction with his first visit to Azerbaijan as Israeli Defense Minister, Galant noted that Azerbaijani-Israeli relations are based on friendship and mutual trust, and also stressed the importance of mutual visits in terms of further expansion of military cooperation.