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    AZERI FM, U.S. GENERAL DISCUSS COOPERATION

    Interfax
    Nov 18 2008
    Russia

    Azerbaijan is always ready to contribute to ensuring peace and security
    in the world, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov told a meeting
    with United States Transportation Commander Gen. Duncan J. McNabb.

    Mamedyarov in this respect mentioned the activity of Azeri
    peacekeepers in Afghanistan and said that Azerbaijan is restoring civil
    infrastructure, including the construction of schools and hospitals,
    in the country, the Azeri Foreign Ministry's press service said in
    a statement on Tuesday.

    Informing the general about the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, the Azeri
    foreign minister stressed that the conflict poses a threat to the
    region.

    McNabb praised the role of the Azeri contingent in securing stability
    in Afghanistan and Iraq and hailed the U.S.-Azeri cooperation in
    this area.

    The parties stated that there is a great potential for military
    cooperation and noted the importance of activating direct contacts,
    the statement reads.
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