Assa Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov. 2, 2004

Azerbaijan reluctant to establish military co-op with Greece?

Azerbaijan has not expressed yet its attitude towards the Greek Defense
Ministry’s proposal on military cooperation, Greek Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Mercurios Karafotias told journalists in reply to a question
when Azerbaijan and Greece may sign a document on military cooperation.

The ambassador said that Greece sent a draft agreement on military
collaboration to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry in 1997 and 2000.
However, the Azerbaijani side has not responded to the proposal yet,
Karafotias said.
Georgia and Armenia have been cooperating with Greece in the military
field for many years.*