ArmInfo.Belarus and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding "On the development of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in the supply of weapons and air defense equipment."
The memorandum was signed between the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus and the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan in the framework of the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Minsk.
To note, the agreement is signed against the background of a diplomatic scandal that erupted between Yerevan and Minsk over the post of the CSTO Secretary General.
To recall, another scandal arose between Yerevan and Minsk in early 2018, when it became known about the intention of Belarus to supply arms to Azerbaijan.
Later, in June 2018, it became known that Belarus still supplied the MLRS Polonaise and LORA to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani media, told that they were presented to President Ilham Aliyev during the opening of a regular military unit. Action data a ''friendly'' Belarus was aroused by a negative reaction in Armenia, which criticized the CSTO ally for unfriendly actions.