FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH US MILITARY DELEGATION

Baku, 17 November,(AzerTAj) Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting Commander of the United States Transportation Command General Duncan J. McNabb and his accompanying delegation.

The parties pointed out that there are huge potential for Azerbaijan-US military
cooperation, and stressed to the importance of intensification of direct contacts.

General Duncan J. McNabb appreciated the role of the Azerbaijan military contingent
in Iraq and Afghanistan expressing satisfaction with existing cooperation in this
field.
Minister Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan is ready to contribute to peace and security in
the world. Foreign Minister drew McNabb`s attention to Azerbaijan`s peacekeeping
mission in Afghanistan. According to him, Azerbaijan is implementing infrastructure,
school and hospital construction projects in Afghanistan.
Mammadyarov noted the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict poses a threat to the region.