Trend News Agency
November 21, 2013
NATO considers Azerbaijan important ally in energy security (PHOTO)
By Sabina Ahmadova
Baku: Azerbaijan has adequate resources to continue its cooperation with NATO, head of the NATO liaison office in the South Caucasus, located in Georgia, William Lahue said at the conference ‘Joint approach to energy security: Position of NATO and other parties’ today.
Addressing the meeting, head of the NATO energy security department Michael Rühle said that Azerbaijan is one of NATO’s most important allies in energy security.
Rühle said that Azerbaijan can also play an important role in joint energy security training with the organisation.
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Azeri Press Agency
November 21, 2013
NATO Officer-Coordinator: “Azerbaijan is an important partner for NATO”
Viktoria Dementeva
Baku: We signed an agreement on the next phase of IPAP last year,” NATO Officer-Coordinator for the South Caucasus William Lahu said, APA reports.
He said it is important for Azerbaijan and NATO to have close cooperation within the partnership program.
“Azerbaijan is an important partner for NATO,” he said.
To the question “Is there an agreement with Azerbaijan on the ISAF withdrawal from Afghanistan via Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway?” William Lahu said: “There is such a proposal. But as Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway has not been put into operation, we can speak about it only after the project is ready.”
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