US expresses gratitude for Azerbaijan’s contribution to Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan

First Deputy Minister of Defence, Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev met with a delegation led by the US European Command Deputy Director for Partnering, Security Cooperation and Policy, Brigadier General Edward Vaughan on March 14.

Welcoming the delegation, the chief of the General Staff informed them about the reforms, carried out in the Azerbaijani Army under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the work done in the liberated territories, and the current situation on the conditional Azerbaijani-Armenian state border and in the Karabakh economic region, Caliber.Az reports citing the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry.

Satisfaction with the positive results achieved in various areas of bilateral cooperation, including the current state of relations between the Oklahoma National Guard and the Azerbaijan Army was expressed at the meeting.

Brigadier General Vaughan expressed gratitude for the contribution of Azerbaijani servicemen to the Resolute Support non-combat mission in Afghanistan and highlighted the importance of developing the current cooperation.

The views on the prospects for military cooperation between Azerbaijan and the US, as well as on regional security issues were exchanged at the end of the meeting.