POLITICS
AZERBAIJAN’S DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS DELEGATION OF US CONGRESS
Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister, colonel-general Safar Abiyev today has met with the delegation headed by Bill Schuster, co-chair of the working group on Azerbaijan at the US House of Representatives of Congress, the Ministry`s press-service said.
Mr. Abiyev underlined that relations between Azerbaijan and the USA are rapidly developing in all areas, including military cooperation. The Minister noted that Azerbaijan`s active participation in the global anti-terror coalition would be priority in the future as well. Mr. Abiyev informed about occupation of 20% of Azerbaijani lands and Armenia`s destructive stance in solution of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Mr. Schuster, in his turn, noted that US always supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
US charge d`affaires to Azerbaijan Donald Lu was present at the meeting.