{"id":204362,"date":"2026-09-18T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204362\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:03:11","slug":"belarus-azerbaijan-reaffirm-intentions-to-expand-military-ties","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204362\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus, Azerbaijan reaffirm intentions to expand military ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Valeryj Ravienka, in charge of the Belarusian defense ministry\u2019s International Military Cooperation Department, has held an \u201caccreditation meeting\u201d with Azerbaijani military diplomat Aydin Rahimov, the ministry\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting focused on bilateral military cooperation, with the two sides reaffirming their readiness to further strengthen ties between their defense ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days ago, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin met his Azerbaijani counterpart Zakir Hasanov on the sidelines of the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum to discuss expansion of cooperation \u201con issues of mutual interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian military cooperation with Azerbaijan comes amid Belarus\u2019 souring relations with Armenia, which accuses Minsk of siding with Azerbaijan during the recent war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.<\/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\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian defense minister meets with Azerbaijani counterpart, blacklisted Iranian general<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 15, Pozirk. Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin has met with Azerbaijan\u2019s counterpart Zakir Hasanov and Iran\u2019s Deputy Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Taghi Asanloo (Oslanlu) on the sidelines of the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. With Hasanov, Chrenin exchanged &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/203824\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 18, Pozirk. Valeryj Ravienka, in charge of the Belarusian defense ministry\u2019s International Military Cooperation Department, has held an \u201caccreditation meeting\u201d with Azerbaijani military diplomat Aydin Rahimov, the ministry\u2019s press office reports. 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