Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Alasania pays an official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan General-Colonel Zakir Hasanov hosted his Georgian colleague in Nakhchivan. At the official welcome ceremony Defence Minister was met by the guard of honor and state anthems of Azerbaijan and Georgia were performed. The official ceremony was followed by the bilateral meeting of Defence Ministers of Azerbaijan and Georgia. The sides talked about the prospects of future cooperation and outlined that bilateral cooperation between two countries will be strengthened in the future. Regional security issues were also discussed at the meeting. Georgian Defence Minister thanked his colleague for the warm welcome. The trilateral meeting among the Georgian, Azerbaijanian and Turkish Defence Ministers will be held tomorrow. Irakli Alasania, Zakir Hasanov and İsmet Yılmaz will discuss the prospects of cooperation in defence sphere. The sides will also focus on joint efforts to protect strategic energy-transport infrastructure of the region.