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Tehran Wants To Develop Military Cooperation with Baku
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BAKU
Agence France Presse
Dec 24 2004
Iran wants to develop military cooperation with neighboring Azerbaijan,
Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said after meeting his Azeri
counterpart Safar Abbiyev late Dec. 22.
"There are possibilities of developing our relations in the defense
domain," he said. "Azerbaijan's security is our security. Our defense
potential is yours."
For his part, Abbiyev hoped that Iran, as a friend of Azerbaijan,
would help in finding a solution to the problem of Nagorny-Karabakh,
the disputed enclave that has pitted Baku against Armenia.
The Azeri minister was invited to visit Tehran. The defense ministry
said consultations on military cooperation between the two countries'
would continue.
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BAKU
Agence France Presse
Dec 24 2004
Iran wants to develop military cooperation with neighboring Azerbaijan,
Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said after meeting his Azeri
counterpart Safar Abbiyev late Dec. 22.
"There are possibilities of developing our relations in the defense
domain," he said. "Azerbaijan's security is our security. Our defense
potential is yours."
For his part, Abbiyev hoped that Iran, as a friend of Azerbaijan,
would help in finding a solution to the problem of Nagorny-Karabakh,
the disputed enclave that has pitted Baku against Armenia.
The Azeri minister was invited to visit Tehran. The defense ministry
said consultations on military cooperation between the two countries'
would continue.