AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT POSES THREAT FOR EUROPE

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Oct 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s National Security Minister, Lieutenant-General Eldar
Mahmudov paid an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of
Director of Bulgaria’s National Intelligence Service, Major-General
Kircho Kirov, National Security Ministry’s public affairs center said.

Director of Bulgaria’s National Intelligence Service, Major-General
Kircho Kirov said Azerbaijani National Security Minister,
Lieutenant-General Eldar Mahmudov’s visit is of great importance in
improving the relations between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan in the sphere
of security.

Kirov, who visited Baku in April at the invitation of Eldar Mahmudov
on the occasion of the 90th jubilee of security agencies of Azerbaijan
Republic, shared his Baku impressions, especially the impressions
from the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev.

Eldar Mahmudov expressed his gratitude for sincere welcoming and
hospitality and spoke about the work done in the country to ensure
security, protect energy and transport infrastructures, combat
international terrorism, illicit drug turnover, illegal migration
and transnational organized crimes.

Mahmudov once more gave information about the Armenia-Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict noting the problem poses serious threat not
only to the South Caucasus, but also to the whole Europe and underlined
the importance of solving the conflict within the framework of the
international legal norms.

Expansion of the cooperation in security was discussed and agreement
was reached to deepen exchange of information and experts.