Azerbaijan, Afghanistan eye ties
Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov has met trade and industry minister of Afghanistan Shaker Kargar, AzerTag state news agency reported.
Heydarov highlighted the ministry`s activities. He praised opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in preventing and tackling emergency situations.
The Afghan minister said his country was interested in expanding cooperation with Azerbaijan.
Afghanistan recognized Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, and diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1994.
Azerbaijan is among the eight partner countries that have confirmed their presence in Afghanistan after 2014. The peacekeepers of the country will stay in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country by the end of 2014. However, Azerbaijan will reduce its presence in Afghanistan after 2014.
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