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Safar Abiyev: "All troops have been brought to compliance with NATO standards in Azerbaijan"

17 March 2008 [18:16] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijan's Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has today received George Lebel, chief of department of cooperation and regional security and deputy chief of NATO's international military staff.
The due announcement was made by the press service for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense.

S.Abiyev noted that currently all armed troops including land forces, air forces, naval forces have been brought to compliance with NATO standards.

The Minister noted that the military education of officers, as well as all military trainings are held by these standards.

Touching upon the situation in the region, Abiyev noted that Armenia's non-constructive position hinders attainment of definite results in the process of peaceful negotiation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

"Such situation may further increase tenseness. Azerbaijan will never accept the occupation of its lands. We will make the occupant release the occupied lands, even if by means of force", he said.

/Day.Az/

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