Azer News, Azerbaijan
Oct 7 2004

Military exercises would be useful – US official

The US Assistant State Secretary on political and military issues
Lincoln Blumfield said in a meeting with Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov on Monday that US-Azeri military exercises would be
useful.

He also gave a high assessment to Azerbaijan’s support for the USA in
fighting terrorism. Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan attaches a particular
importance to its partnership with the United States and pointed out
the assistance provided by Azeri peacekeepers in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and Kosovo. He also voiced a hope that the OSCE Minsk Group would
step up its efforts at settling the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over
Upper Garabagh.

Blumfield pointed out the tensions caused by the conflict in both
countries and pledged that the USA would continue making efforts to
resolve the problem.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress