SAFAR ABIYEV: “OUR AIM IS TO RESTORE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN”

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 25 2006

Today Ukraine Armed Forces Main Headquarter chief general colonel
Sergey Kirichenko has paid an official visit to Baku.

Azerbaijan Defense Ministry press service has told APA that delegation
headed by Kirichenko today have visited late president Heydar
Aliyev’s grave in Honorary Avenue, Martyrs’ Alley. Defense minister
of Azerbaijan, general-colonel Safar Abiyev has received delegation
headed by Kirichenko. After gaining independence Azerbaijan and Ukraine
cooperated in all fields, especially in military field, Azerbaijani
defense minister informed the guest of existed military-political
situation in the South Caucasus, Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. He
stated that Armenia has destructive position in the settlement of the
conflict and tries to legalize the occupation of Azerbaijani lands: “We
will not give way to it. Our aim is to restore territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan.” Kirienko said that he attaches great importance to
cooperation between Ukraine and Azerbaijan.