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  • BAKU: Minister Of Defense Meets NATO Special Representative

    MINISTER OF DEFENCE MEETS NATO SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    April 11 2006

    On april 10, Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Safar
    Abiyev met with Robert Simons, the NATO Secretary General's special
    representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

    Minister Abiyev said Azerbaijan is closely cooperating with NATO
    successfully fulfilling its obligations under the Individual
    Partnership Action Plan (IPAP).

    He noted Azerbaijan's aim is to integrate into European security
    structures, but the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    prevents Azerbaijan-NATO relations from developing.

    Robert Simons said Azerbaijan-NATO relations have big prospects and
    IPAP would give an impetus to the improvement of Azerbaijan's defence.

    Speaking of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, Mr. Simons said NATO espouses
    peaceful settlement of the conflict.

    Safar Abiyev also noted Armenia has been violating all international
    norms.

    "The international community should press Armenia on this dispute.

    Azerbaijan will itself restore its territorial integrity if the
    problem is not peacefully solved", Mr. Abiyev added.

    They also discussed the military-plitical situation in the South
    Caucasus as well as prospects of Azerbaijan-NATO relations and
    participation of Azerbaijan in peacemaking operations.
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