September 20, 2003 - 19:55 AMT
BAKU TODAY HIGHLIGHTS COOPERATION WITH US AND NATO, AZERI DEFENSE MINISTER SAID
Azerbaijan today highlights cooperation with the US and NATO, as well as integration with European security structures, Azeri defense minister Safar Abiyev said in the course of a meeting with chief of US Armed Forces European Command program, major general Edward Lafontaine in Baku the other day. In the minister's words, as reported by "Arminfo" agency, an individual program of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the NATO will be worked out before the end of the year.