On January 4, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, met with Markwayne Mullin, a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and other members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are visiting the country.

Axar.az reports that during the meeting held at the Ministry of Defense, Hasanov expressed satisfaction with the current state of relations between Azerbaijan and the United States, noting that these ties are of particular importance for both countries.

For his part, Mullin emphasized that mutual visits and meetings held in various formats are effective in expanding bilateral relations.

During the meeting, the current state, new opportunities, and prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States in the military, military-technical, and military education fields were discussed, along with a broad exchange of views on other issues of mutual interest.