Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, attended a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in Kyrgyzstan on October 15.
The Ministry of Defense told the Operative Information Center-OMM about the meeting.
Defense ministers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, took part.
Before the meeting, the ministers laid wreaths at a monument in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul Region, commemorating participants in World War II and paid tribute to their memory. The defense officials also planted trees to improve the urban environment, enhance ecological conditions and preserve the region’s natural heritage.
They then posed for an official commemorative photo in front of the national flags.
The meeting addressed the organization of operational and combat training for the armed forces to ensure collective security, the practical use of unmanned systems and robotic complexes in engineering support tasks, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in offensive and defensive operations. Participants also exchanged views on further developing cooperation in military sports, organizing competitions and other issues of mutual interest.
At the conclusion of the meeting, participants signed documents on the results of work carried out in 2026 and the Council of Defense Ministers’ work plan for 2027.
