BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. At the invitation of Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, visited Kazakhstan to observe the "Birlestik-2024" international operational-tactical command-staff exercise, TurkicWorld reports.
Colonel General Hasanov was welcomed by his Kazakh colleague at the Aktau International Airport.
At the official welcoming ceremony organized at the airport, the defense ministers passed along the guard of honor. National anthems of both countries were played accompanied by an exemplary military orchestra.
During the visit, the defense minister will observe episodes of the "Birlestik-2024" exercise at the Oymasha training ground and Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea.
