BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 16
By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:
Azerbaijan and the US have established strong cooperation in the field of security, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger told reporters, Trend reports.
"We have developed a strong and robust security cooperation. It started with Azerbaijan’s early participation in the international efforts in Afghanistan to combat terrorism. Azerbaijan stood by us in Afghanistan all the way to the end. In conjunction with Turkey, Azerbaijan’s providing security in Hamid Karzai International Airport. I saw Azerbaijani forces at the airport. I very much appreciate the role that Azerbaijan has play in that coalition and continues to cooperate with us in a range of counterterrorism issues. We also work very closely with Azerbaijan to secure its borders, its land borders to the South and maritime borders to the East. On the Caspian side we’re helping Azerbaijan secure its critical energy infrastructure, the offshore oil and gas wells and pipelines that really form the basis of Azerbaijan’s economic independence, which underpins its political independence," he said.