AZERI INTERIOR TROOPS MEET NATO STANDARDS FULLY, MINISTER SAYS

Turan news agency
12 Mar 07

Baku, 12 March: Today Azerbaijan’s Interior Troops is a structure
that fully meets NATO standards, Interior Minister Ramil Usubov has
said, speaking at a ceremony dedicated to the 15th anniversary of
the Interior Troops.

Usubov said that the Interior Troops’ material and technical basis,
ranging from the equipment of its barracks to weapons, is in compliance
with NATO requirements. The Interior Troops are ready to implement
any tasks and protect the country’s public and political stability
and territorial integrity, the minister added.

Usubov stressed the Turkish Gendarmerie’s assistance in the
establishment and development of Azerbaijan’s Interior Troops.

[Passage omitted: Usubov speaks about the Interior Troops role in
the Karabakh war]