Turan news agency, Baku, in Russian
28 Jul 04

AZERI DEFENCE CHIEF, US AIR FORCE COMMANDER DISCUSS COOPERATION

Baku, 28 July: Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev today
received the commander of the US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Gen
Robert H. Foglesong.

The two men exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in the
military-political sphere. Gen Foglesong thanked Azerbaijan for its
support for operations against international terrorism.

Talking about the aim of his visit to Baku, he said he would like to
familiarize himself with the Azerbaijani air forces. “I believe that
cooperation between the air forces of our countries will strengthen
after my visit,” he said.

Abiyev criticized the US government for allocating equal military aid
to Armenia and Azerbaijan and also for allocating 5m dollars to the
separatists in Nagornyy Karabakh.

In turn, Foglesong voiced his hope that Azerbaijan will choose a
peaceful way to resolve the Karabakh conflict.