Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev participates in meeting held in Brussels with non-NATO countries contributing to ISAF operations

10 Jun 2011

Baku-APA. Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev participated in the meeting held in Brussels with the defense ministers of non-NATO countries contributing to the operations of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

Azerbaijani representation to NATO told APA that the meeting was held in NATO Headquarters. The ministers exchanged view around the current situation of ISAF operations, development of Afghanistan’s security forces as well as ratified the NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission for the strengthening of supremacy of law in Afghanistan.

On the same day, Minister Abiyev met with the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai. They discussed Azerbaijan-NATO relations, the increase of mutual operative coordination with NATO, our country’s contribution to ISAF operation and etc. and exchanged view on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

During the visit Abiyev met with Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich and discussed defense cooperation issues between the two countries.

Source: APA.
Link: http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=149202.