Ahead of the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), defense ministers gathered in the city of Cholpon-Ata. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Meetings of the head of Kazakhstan's defense agency
The head of the defense agency, Aidos Myrzakhmetov, held meetings with his Russian and Kyrgyz colleagues.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Andrei Belousov congratulated Major General Aidos Myrzakhmetov on his appointment as Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan and expressed confidence that his work in this position would contribute to further strengthening cooperation between the defense agencies of the two countries.
During the meeting, the parties also discussed the current state and future prospects of bilateral cooperation in the military sphere.
CIS Council of Defense Ministers meeting
Defense ministers of the CIS countries gathered in Cholpon-Ata. The event was attended by the heads of defense agencies of the CIS member states.
It is worth noting that earlier the head of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, Aidos Myrzakhmetov, held separate meetings with his Russian and Kyrgyz colleagues.