AzerTag, Azerbaijan
July 2 2005

GERMANY INTENDS TO COOPERATE WITH AZERBAIJAN IN MILITARY SPHERE
[July 02, 2005, 14:54:15]

Germany is planning to cooperate with Azerbaijan in military sphere,
said Ambassador Detlef Lingeman at his meeting with Azerbaijan’s
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev.

As have informed in AzerTAj from the press-service of the ministry,
at a meeting had familiarizing character, colonel-general Safar
Abiyev has emphasized successful continuation of cooperation of
Azerbaijan with Germany both in a bilateral format, and within the
frames of OSCE, the Council of Europe and NATO. Minister has told: we
are measured to establish cooperation with Germany and in military
sphere. With this purpose in January of this year we have presented
the draft agreement on cooperation in military sphere and we look
forward to hearing.

Having noted, that Germany also is planning to cooperate with
Azerbaijan in military sphere, ambassador Detlef Lingeman has
informed, that the answer to the directed draft agreement one of
these days will be received. At a meeting the exchange of opinions on
present military-political conditions in the Caucasian region, the
Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been lead.

The ambassador has told: during official visit of the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Germany chancellor Gerhard Shroeder has
noted, that supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and supports
peace settlement of the Armenian–Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict on the basis of norms of international law.

Then, Minister Safar Abiyev has answered questions interesting the
diplomat.