Azerbaijan`s minister of defense Zakir Hasanov has met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu on the sidelines of the 70th meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS held in Moscow.

Mr. Shoygu hailed all-round relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, including military one. He described the military and technical cooperation between the two countries as “strategic”.

Mr.Hasanov, in turn, hailed the military cooperation between the two countries, and invited the Russian minister to Azerbaijan.