Baku hosts meeting between Azerbaijani and Pakistani Naval Commanders

Baku hosted a meeting between Commander of the Azerbaijan Navy, 1st Grade Captain Shahin Mammadov, and Chief of the Naval Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told 1news.media

At the official welcoming ceremony, the naval chiefs passed in front of the guard of honor, and the national anthems of both countries were performed.

As part of the visit, the Pakistani delegation honored the memory of National Leader Heydar Aliyev by laying flowers at his monument located within the military unit’s grounds.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the future development of bilateral naval cooperation, emphasized the importance of experience exchange between warship crews, and addressed several other issues of mutual interest.

Later, at a briefing organized for the Pakistani guests at the Navy base, they were provided with detailed information on the structure of the Azerbaijani Navy, its operational capabilities, activities in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, the conditions created for personnel, the training and educational process, and the organization of service and combat activities.

The Pakistani delegation also visited one of the Azerbaijani Navy’s military units, where they became acquainted with the facilities and watched exemplary performances by marine special forces.