POLITICS
DEFENSE MINISTRIES OF AZERBAIJAN AND GERMANY TO SIGN CONTRACT SHORTLY
The defense minister said the relations between Azerbaijan republic and Federative Republic of Germany develop normally, Azerbaijan attaches special importance to these links and military co-op between the countries would be a new direction.
Last times, the Germany-Azerbaijan relations have intensive speed, Ambassador Clause Grewlich underlined. In the field of political security this cooperation is very significant for us. And general P. Schafrenec will represent cooperation of Germany with Azerbaijan in the military sphere, he concluded.
General Schafrenec disclosed the goal of his visit, noting that it envisions lying foundation of the military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Germany. In today’s meeting we shall present the draft project of the contract to be signed between defense departments of our countries, he stressed.
Then, the military attachй updated the defense minister on the military cooperation plan of 2004, noting that another goal of the visit is to arrange German language courses for Azerbaijani officers. The German representative will come shortly to Baku, he said.
Elaboration of the draft contract on the base of our suggestions pleases me, Minister Safar Abiyev said. Soon, Azerbaijan will have its military attachй in Germany and we shall present due information on this, he added.
Responding to question of the military attachй on the military-political situation in the South Caucasus, Minister Abiyev informed that Armenian has occupied Azerbaijan’s territories, as a result of which over one million of people have become refugees and IDPs, a great amount of arms and ammunition have been accumulated in the occupied areas, and that the terrorists and separatists use the occupied lands for arms trafficking, planting of narcotics and other issues. He emphasized: “This situation can every time lead to resumption of military operations. Armenia has gained colossal weapons and violates the Treaty on Conventional Arms in Europe that threatens implantation of the international economic programs in the region”.
General P. Schafrenec presented to the defense minister the draft plan of cooperation between the defense ministries of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Federative Republic of Germany.