Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates have held the second meeting of their Joint Committee on Military Cooperation, signing a new roadmap to strengthen defense ties between the two countries for 2027-2029.

The meeting brought together Major General Elchin Abdullayev, head of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s International Military Cooperation Department, and Brigadier General Jamal Ebrahim Mohamed Almarzooqi, head of the UAE Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of International Relations, according to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.

The officials emphasized the importance of exchanging military experience between the two countries’ armed forces. They also discussed the current state of bilateral military cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.

The meeting concluded with the signing of a protocol and the Azerbaijan-UAE Military Cooperation Roadmap for 2027-2029, outlining the framework for further defense cooperation.