NATO special rep to arrive in Azerbaijan
BAKU – NATO Secretary General`s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai will arrive in Azerbaijan on July 5, Alliance’s press-service reported.
He will meet with high-level representatives from Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Emergencies and other high-level officials working on IPAP-related issues.
Azerbaijan has been cooperating with NATO within Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) since 2005.
Details of the programme of the two-day visit is still being worked out.
It will be Appathurai’s first visit to Azerbaijan in position of Special Representative. He took the post in November 2010.
Appathurai’s first visit to Azerbaijan in his new position was previously delayed twice.
Unforeseen disturbances in Libya and NATO's involvement in stabilization of the situation did not allow him to visit Baku in March. Then, his visit was postponed due to a sudden strike at Brussels airport on June 9.
The Special Representative is intended to support working contacts with regional leaders to develop the objectives of NATO in the region by contributing to regional security and further promoting cooperative programs of NATO.
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