Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 31 / Trend, E. Kosolapova/
Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov discussed prospects of military cooperation with his UK counterpart Philip Hammond during his official visit to London, the Kazakh Ministry reported on Thursday.
"During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of further development of the Kazakh-British military and military- technical cooperation," the ministry said.
According to Dzhaksybekov, the UK is Kazakhstan's strategic partner and Kazakhstan attach special importance to the development of bilateral cooperation between the countries.
Adylbek Dzhaksybekov and Philip Hammond discussed the joint command and staff exercises of peacekeeping troops of the two countries, as well as to further bilateral cooperation in the field of military science.
According to the Ministry's release, Kazakhstan wants to study recruitment, personnel policy, training, budget planning and social security.
The defense ministers expressed their willingness to cooperate in this spheres.
Within his visit to London, the Kazakh Defense Minister also met with the Chief of the UK Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton and Chief of the UK General Staff - General Sir Peter Wall. The main agenda of the talks with British generals was professionalization of the UK Armed Forces.
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