US defence secretary meets Azeri ministers at Baku airport
Turan news agency
12 Apr 05
BAKU
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Baku from Baghdad at
around 1900 [1400 gmt] today. Rumsfeld is conducting talks with
Defence Minister Safar Abiyev and Prime Minister Artur Rasizada right
at the airport. The sides are discussing the further deepening of
bilateral military cooperation.
It is expected that after 2100 [1600 gmt], Rumsfeld will leave Baku
for Pakistan. The Pentagon chief may have a meeting in Islamabad with
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who is paying an official visit to
Pakistan.