Azerbaijan's Defense Minister to visit Minsk

Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov will depart for Minsk on February 22 for a working visit, the republic's Defense Ministry said in a statement on its website.

The visit will take place at the invitation of his Belarus counterpart Andrei Ravkov.

During the visit Hasanov will attend a solemn ceremony on the 100th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Belarus, hold meetings with the country's military and political leadership,as well as visit several defense industry facilities.