Azerbaijan, Baku, November 21 / Trend, M. Aliyev /
Gen.-Colonel Safar Abiyev, Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, on Monday met the visiting US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in Baku.
Minister Safar Abiyev told about the current state of links between the US and Azerbaijani naval forces, the Press Service of the Defense Ministry told Trend on Monday.
For his part, Ray Mabus said his visit should be appreciated as a constituent part of the importance the US attaches to Azerbaijan.
The situation in the region was examined, and opinions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh were exchanged at the meeting.
The meeting was also attended by Mathew Bryza, US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan.