December 19, 2003 - 19:34 AMT
AZERBAIJAN DENIES OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY BASES OF ANOTHER STATE TO BE PLACED IN ITS TERRITORY
Azerbaijan is not considering the issue of placing military bases of any foreign states in its territory, Azeri foreign ministry head Vilayat Guliyev stated when asked a question on possible allocation of US military bases in the country territory, "Novosti" Russian agency reported. Azerbaijan "is the only country in the region, in the territory of which there are no military bases of a foreign state, and the issue of placing them is not considered in the future," Guliyev said.