Belarus Security Secretary Visits Azerbaijan

On September 20, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation headed by the State Secretary of Security Council of Belarus, Stanislav Zas.

The head of state recalled with satisfaction his recent meeting with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, in Bishkek. Stressing that Azerbaijan and Belarus are in a very clos and friendly relations, President Aliyev highlighted that the two countries cooperate in all areas, treat each other with trust and respect, and always support each other.

Zas’ visit to Azerbaijan saw a discussion with the President on the development of bilateral relations and cooperation, and operational issues on the agenda of future relations in the political, economic, military-technical and other spheres.

“I studied at the Baku military school in 1981-1985 and have witnessed huge and very exciting developments in Baku since then,” Zas said, emphasizing his respect of Aliyev’s role in said developments.

Aliyev further noted that the relations between the leaders of the two countries gave impetus to the expansion of cooperation between all agencies, including dealing with the economic bloc, foreign policy, and security. The President also pointed to the need for correct threat assessment in the current difficult times and a consolidation of forces against such threats.

Dimitri Dolaberidze