BAKU: Azerbaijani Defense Minister: "The Military Situation Is Unavo

AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER: "THE MILITARY SITUATION IS UNAVOIDABLE IF THE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT IS NOT SOLVED PEACEFULLY"

APA
Aug 3 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku -APA. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, who was on a
working visit to Azerbaijan on August 1-2, met with Defense Minister
of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Safar Abiyev. The ministers discussed
the prospects of the development of military-technical cooperation
between Russia and Azerbaijan, existent military-political situation
in the South Caucasus and Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, press service
of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told APA.

Abiyev said Russian efforts in the process of solution to the conflict
were estimable and hopeful. He noted that the military situation is
unavoidable if the conflict is not solved peacefully.