MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY VISITS PAKISTAN
[February 17, 2005, 22:08:38]
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Feb 17 2005
Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan, Eldar Mahmudov was
staying on a business visit in Pakistan from February 11 to 14 at the
invitation of the Director General of the Military and Intelligence
Service of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ashfag Pervez Kiyani.
During the visit, the Minister also met with Chief of Staff Committee
at the Joint Staff Headquarters, General Ehsan-ul-Haq, Interior
Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and other officials.
The meetings were focused on development and deepening of cooperation
in fighting terrorism, illicit drug turnover, illegal migration
and other kinds of transnational crime threatening regional and
international security.
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh was also
touched upon during the meetings. Pakistani officials reaffirmed
their country’s support of the fair stance of Azerbaijan in the matter.