POLITICS
DEFENSE MINISTER MEETS WITH U.S. BRIGADIER-GENERAL
Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev today has met with visiting Deputy Commander of the Oklahoma National Guard, Brigadier General Robert Ayrton.
The Minister said Azerbaijan-US military cooperation underway both in bilateral format and in the framework of the NATO Partnership for Pease Program. He added however that the section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which is still in force, seriously hinders intensive development of this cooperation.
Brigadier General Robert Ayrton stated that the United States attaches a great significance to cooperation with Azerbaijan, and pointed out the importance of further deepening of the bilateral links.