BAKU: DM visits UAE

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Feb 14 2005

DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS UAE
[February 14, 2005, 12:15:28]

A delegation of Azerbaijan led by Defense Minister of the country
Colonel General Safar Abiyev visiting United Arab Emirates to
participate the 7th International Defense Exhibition-conference, has
met in Abu Dhabi with UAE Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid
Al Maktum.

Colonel General Safar Abiyev expressed hope for continuation of the
military cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates,
and exchanged views with his counterpart on a number of important
issues.

For his part, Defense Minister of UAE Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktum
emphasized that his country has always supported and will do in the
future the fair position of Azerbaijan with respect to the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Azerbaijani delegation’s visit to the United Arab Emirates is
ending February 17.