First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, who is on an official visit to Italy, together with his delegation headed by the monument to the Unknown Soldier erected in Venice Square, laid a wreath in front of it and commemorated his memory.
About this Oku.AzIt was reported by the Ministry of Defense.
It was reported that the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army met with the current Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Armed Forces, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.
At the official welcoming ceremony held at the Headquarters, the national anthems of both countries were played after passing in front of the honor guard.
The meeting, attended by Rashad Aslanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Italy, included a briefing on the structure and activities of the Italian Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces.
At extensive individual meetings, prospects for the development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy in the military, military-technical, military-educational and regional security spheres were discussed.
Colonel General K. Valiyev congratulated Admiral C.K.Dragone on his appointment as Head of the NATO Military Committee and wished him success in his new post.
The official visit of the delegation headed by First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army Colonel General Karim Valiyev to the Italian Republic has begun.
Oku.Az reports that it was informed by the Ministry of Defense.
It was reported that within the framework of the visit, the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army will meet with the Italian military leadership and visit a defense industry enterprise.
