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Azerbaijan, U.S discuss military cooperation

Politics Materials 17 January 2013 18:38 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has today received a delegation headed by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, the Defense Ministry said today.
Azerbaijan, U.S discuss military cooperation

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 17 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has today received a delegation headed by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, the Defense Ministry said today.

Stressing the development of bilateral relations in various spheres between Azerbaijan and the U.S, the minister discussed the positive results achieved in the field of military cooperation.

He updated the guest on the military-political situation in the region and the causes of the unresolved Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stressed that the unresolved conflict keeps the entire region under threat.

Views on the relations in the defense field were widely expressed during the meeting.

During the meeting, Hicks expressed satisfaction with Azerbaijan's participation in the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan and joint activity in the fight against terrorism. She stressed that the U.S intend to continue strategic cooperation with Azerbaijan on several issues.

The U.S Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar also attended the meeting.

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