Azeri defense chief leaves for Kazakhstan

Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev left to Kazakhstan on Monday to attend a meeting of the CIS Defense Council to be held in Astana on Tuesday.

During the visit, Abiyev will also participate in a meeting of the Council’s military-technical committee as well as hold bilateral meetings to discuss issues on military cooperation between the CIS countries, the Defense Ministry said.

The last meeting of the CIS Defense Council took place in Moscow in June 2007.