BAKU DENIES RUMOR ON TALKS ON PLACING US MILITARY BASES IN AZERBAIJAN

December 3, 2003 - 19:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Official Baku has not held any talks with US representatives on placing American military bases in the territory of Azerbaijan. Such official statement, as reported by "Day.Az," was made after in the light of the visit of defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld to Baku, commencing today, Azeri media published information on the contrary. Nevertheless, Azeri government representatives noted they did not rule out opportunity of military cooperation between the two countries. Meanwhile, as a source in the Azeri defense ministry told "Echo" Baku newspaper, "one of the issues D. Rumsfeld will discuss with the leadership of Azerbaijan, will be the topic of reconnoitering the locality, where Americans would like to have a point to base their servicemen in the prospect." According to the source, military airdromes of the former USSR, situated in Kyurdamir, Gala and Haji settlements are meant.
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