AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT WITH HIS POLISH COUNTERPART

APA
Nov 25 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. Within the framework of his official visit to Azerbaijan,
Defense Minister of Poland Bogdan Klich had a meeting with Defense
Minister of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev.

Press service of Defense Ministry told APA that the guest was solemnly
welcomed at the Ministry of Defense after visiting the grave of Heydar
Aliyev in the Alley of Honor and Alley of Martyrs. National anthems
of both countries were sounded.

During the meeting, Safar Abiyev updated his Polish counterpart of
the military-political situation in the region and problems occurred
as a result of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. The
minister noted that more than one million Azerbaijanis have become IDPs
as a result of the Armenian occupation: "The Minsk Group mediation
has not brought any result for 15 years. Liberation of occupied
territories by military way will be inevitable in this situation",
said the Minister.

Along with other issues, military education and military-technical
cooperation perspectives between the two countries were in the focus
of attention at the meeting.

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Poland to Azerbaijan
Kshishtof Krayevski also attended the meeting.