PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV MEETS NATO SECRETARY GENERAL YAAP DE HOOP SCHEFFER
The President of Azerbaijan and the NATO Secretary General had a one-on -one meeting, during which the parties had a comprehensive opinions exchange on the Azerbaijan-NATO partnership.
NATO Secretary General highly appreciated the active involvement of Azerbaijani militaries in the NATO peacekeeping operations and expressed gratitude for that to the leadership of the Republic.
President Ilham Aliyev in his turn thanked for the respects and warmness shown to him, and stressed the process of Azerbaijan’s integration into the European structures would be continued.
During the meeting, the parties also touched upon the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues.
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Afterwards, President Ilham Aliyev viewed a photo exhibition devoted to the NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation and Azerbaijani culture, which had been arranged by Azerbaijan representation to NATO .
After familiarization with the photo exhibition, President Ilham Aliyev addressed the Council of Northern Atlantic Alliance.
In conclusion, the Azerbaijan President and NATO Secretary General held a briefing for journalists.