Azerbaijan, Ukraine Sign Military Action Plan

　　乌克兰与阿塞拜疆签订军事行动计划

　　Azerbaijan and Ukraine on Monday signed an action plan on bilateral military cooperation for 2013.

　　乌克兰与阿塞拜疆于周一签署2013年双边军事合作计划。

　　According to a statement from Azerbaijan's defense ministry, the document was signed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Dmitry Salamatin and his Azeri counterpart Safar Abiyev in Baku after broad discussions in the presence of the Ukrainian delegation.

　　根据阿塞拜疆国防部发表声明称，该计划由乌克兰国防部长Dmitry Salamatin与阿塞拜疆国防部长Safar Abiyev于巴库签订。此项协议是在与乌克兰代表团进行了广泛讨论后签订的。

　　The meeting discussed the development of bilateral relations in various fields. The Azeri defense minister emphasized that cooperation with Ukraine in military and military-industrial sector has increased over the recent years.

　　此次会面讨论了两国在各个领域的双边合作发展。阿塞拜疆国防部长强调出在军事与军工业方面该国与乌克兰的合作在过去的几年了得到了增强。

　　The two sides also exchanged views on the military and political situation in the region. Salamatin met with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday. Aliyev expressed his confidence that Salamatin's visit to Azerbaijan will give renewed impetus to the military ties between the two countries.

　　双边就该区的军事与政治形式交换了意见。Salamatin于周一与阿塞拜疆领导人Ilham Aliyev进行了会面。Ilham Aliyev表示，他坚信Salamatin的此次来访会继续加强两国的军事联系。

　　Earlier in March this year, Azeri media said Ukrainian enterprises were interested in creating new tanks on the basis of old Soviet combat vehicles. The Ukrainians put forward several proposals for joint projects with Azerbaijan on producing ordnance for combat vehicles and upgrading engines and transmission.

　　今年三月初，阿媒体就曾报道称，乌克兰企业很想为老式苏联战车装上新的油箱。乌克兰方面提出了几项建议，愿与阿一起就生产军用大炮以及升级引擎与传动装置方面进行合作。