{"id":195452,"date":"2026-07-13T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195452\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:39:43","slug":"azerbaijans-deputy-defense-minister-visiting-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195452\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan\u2019s deputy defense minister visiting Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/veliev_azerbajdzhan_minoborony_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MoD)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 13, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Kerim Veliyev, Azerbaijan\u2019s first deputy defense minister, has arrived in Belarus to meet with the country\u2019s senior defense officials and visit military units, reported the Belarusian defense ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus has been selling arms to Azerbaijan, while Minsk appeared to back Baku in its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Azerbaijan&#8217;s prime minister visited Minsk last month to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nagornyj_karabah_armenpress_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Azerbaijan\u2019s prime minister in Minsk discussing Nagorno-Karabakh reconstruction<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 2, Pozirk. Azerbaijan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Samir Sharifov met with his Belarusian counterpart, Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn, in Minsk on June 2 to discuss Belarus\u2019 role in the reconstruction of Nagorno-Karabakh. Belarus\u2019 officials, including Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and Tur\u010dyn, have already visited &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/190211\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 13, Pozirk. Kerim Veliyev, Azerbaijan\u2019s first deputy defense minister, has arrived in Belarus to meet with the country\u2019s senior defense officials and visit military units, reported the Belarusian defense ministry. Belarus has been selling arms to Azerbaijan, while Minsk appeared to back Baku in its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh. 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