Azeri defence minister, outgoing Greek envoy discuss ties

MPA news agency, Baku
12 Jan 05

Baku, 12 January: “Greece intends to cooperate with Azerbaijan in the
defence sphere,” the Greek ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mercurios
Karafotias, has told Azerbaijani Defence Minister, Col-Gen Safar
Abiyev, at a meeting held on completion of his mission to Azerbaijan.

Abiyev pointed to the development of Azerbaijani-Greek relations
during this period. Greece wants to cooperate with Azerbaijan in all
areas, including in the sphere of defence, Karafotias said.

The ambassador said that his country supports the efforts of the
Azerbaijani president and the OSCE to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict. He said Greece wants this problem to be resolved within the
framework of international law and Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.