MEETINGS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY

AzerTag
October 05, 2004

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met the US
delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military
Affairs Lincoln Bloomfield. The latter called Azerbaijan a strategic
partner to theUnited States, highly valued the country’s support to
the US’ fight against terrorism, and stressed the necessity to deepen
the cooperation.

Minister Elmar Mammadyarov noted that Azerbaijan attaches great
importance to the partnership with the United States, and that the
participation of the Azerbaijan’s soldiers in Kosovo, Afghanistan and
Iraq is a graphic evidence of this. He expressed hope this support
would be mutual, and the USA as the OSCE Minsk group co-Chair would be
more active in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

The guest said he realized how complex the situation is in both
countries, and promised the US would continue its effort under the
Minsk Group.

US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish attended the meeting.