NATO special rep to visit Baku next week
BAKU – NATO Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai will visit Azerbaijan on June 9, NATO press-service said.
During the two-day visit, Appathurai will meet with Azerbaijani officials to discuss NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation. Appathurai is expected to have meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Border Service, the Parliament of Azerbaijan, etc.
This will be Appathurai's first visit to Baku in the position of special representative.
The visit, originally scheduled for March, was postponed due to situation in Libya.
Appathurai, former spokesperson of the Alliance, took the Special Representative office in November 2010. He replaced Robert Simmons, who worked seven years in this position.
The Special Representative is intended to support contacts with regional leaders to develop the objectives of NATO in the region by contributing to regional security and further promoting cooperation programs of NATO.
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