NATO chief due on visit
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will
visit Baku in May, the Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan has
said.
Nikolae Ureche told reporters that during the visit, Scheffer will hold a number of official meetings and get familiar with the activities being carried out in Azerbaijan within its cooperation with the military bloc.
"The NATO secretary general`s visit to Azerbaijan shows that the alliance attaches great importance to the country in the security of the South Caucasus region, since Azerbaijan plays a crucial role in ensuring regional security," Ureche said.
Relations between NATO and Azerbaijan were established in 1993 after the country was admitted to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, which was renamed into the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997.
Nikolae Ureche told reporters that during the visit, Scheffer will hold a number of official meetings and get familiar with the activities being carried out in Azerbaijan within its cooperation with the military bloc.
"The NATO secretary general`s visit to Azerbaijan shows that the alliance attaches great importance to the country in the security of the South Caucasus region, since Azerbaijan plays a crucial role in ensuring regional security," Ureche said.
Relations between NATO and Azerbaijan were established in 1993 after the country was admitted to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, which was renamed into the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997.
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