AzerTag, Azerbaijan
April 29 2006

PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN MEETS US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[April 29, 2006, 15:45:14]

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 28 April met with Secretary
of Defense of the United States of America Donald Rumsfeld in
Washington.

The Secretary of Defense highly estimated visit of the Azerbaijani
President to USA, stressing its importance for development of
bilateral relations. Reminding his visits to Azerbaijan in different
times, Mr. Rumsfeld said he is pleased with cooperation in the
military sphere, and appreciated Azerbaijan’s participation in
anti-terror coalition.

The cooperation between two countries in numerous fields, including
in the field of energy, develops and enhances, President of
Azerbaijan said.

Donald Rumsfeld highly valued participation of Azerbaijan in ensuring
safety in different world countries, emphasizing its active
cooperation in the frame of NATO Individual Activity Program.

In the meeting, also focused were issues of current status of
negotiations on the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
regional cooperation and other questions of mutual interest.