WNAM MONITORING: President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will get acquainted with some elements of Azerbaijani defense capabilities and also the defense industry, said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during a joint press conference with his Somalian counterpart.
“During today’s meeting with the delegations, we will definitely discuss the opportunities,” Ilham Aliyev said.
According to him, Azerbaijan has elaborated a strong defense industry potential by manufacturing the majority of its defense equipment: “We need this equipment for ourselves, while also becoming an important exporter of modern defense equipment to dozens of countries. Training is also essential because the Second Karabakh War and then anti-terror operation demonstrated the high professionalism of our military servicemen, who, in a very difficult geographical landscape, managed to liberate our territory, which had been under occupation for almost thirty years, with six or seven lines of defense and various engineering infrastructures and did it within the limited timeframe, fully restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
So, tomorrow, there will also be a presentation of our special forces’ performance to Mr. President. So, I think, defense cooperation, training, and also potentially, the joint manufacturing of defense equipment and supply of defense equipment from Azerbaijan to Somalia should be one of the important areas of our cooperation.”
