Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan sign 2026 military cooperation plan – UPDATED

The defense ministries of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have signed a plan for military cooperation for 2026.

According to Report, the signing took place during the working visit of Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, to Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan's Defense Minister, Dauren Kosanov, awarded General Hasanov the medal "For Contribution to the Development of International Cooperation."

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Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Zakir Hasanov, met with his Kazakh counterpart, Dauren Kosanov, in Almaty to discuss the future of bilateral military cooperation.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense told Report that the ministers exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest to Baku and Astana.

"The sides discussed the current state of cooperation in the military-technical and military-educational fields. The meeting emphasized that relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are built on ties of friendship and brotherhood," the statement said.