CLINTON AND ALIYEV MEET: LIFE OF SECRETARY OF STATE THREATENED IN BAKU
15:45 . 06/06
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton met in Baku. The Secretary of State is on a working visit to
the region’s countries.
Azerbaijani media inform that the cooperation in energy sphere between
the two countries and other issues pertinent to the regional problems
were discussed during the meeting. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was
also touched upon.
The State Secretary arrived in Azerbaijan after her visits to Armenia
and Georgia. Clinton will leave for Turkey on June 7.
The Azerbaijani press informed that the country’s security services
are worried over a possible attempted murder against Hillary Clinton
by the radical Islamist groups during her visit. Therefore, they have
undertaken unprecedented security measures. They have completely
closed all the roads leading from Baku airport to the presidential
seat. It was also stated that the personal protection of the Secretary
of State has also been strengthened during her visit to Azerbaijan.
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