Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and other officials of the Ministry are visiting Egypt to participate in the EDEX 2023 exhibition at the invitation of the Minister of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Colonel General Zakir Hasanov attended the opening ceremony of the international defence exhibition EDEX 2023.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi declared the exhibition open after welcoming the guests.

Minister Zakir Hasanov got acquainted with weapons, vehicle and military equipment exhibited by the enterprises of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense Industry, as well as the companies TUSAS, ROKETSAN, ASELSAN, SARSILMAZ, CANIK, BAYKAR of the Republic of Türkiye at the international defence expo EDEX 2023.

As part of the trip, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with company heads.

During the meetings, the sides held discussions on the prospects for the development of military-technical cooperation and a number of other issues of mutual interest.