Azerbaijani and Israeli Defense Ministers Zakir Hasanov and Benny Gantz discussed the prospects of military-technical cooperation between Baku and Tel Aviv during a telephone conversation,

In the course of the conversation the sides exchanged views on the prospects of bilateral military-technical cooperation, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

Gantz noted that Azerbaijani-Israeli relations are based on friendship and mutual trust and expressed gratitude for the decision to open Azerbaijani Embassy in Tel Aviv.