President Aliyev receives US Assistant Secretary of Defense

"The goal of visit is to widen the dialogue between the countries on security issues, expand partnership," Peter Rodman stated. "Azerbaijan's independence and territorial integrity is strategic interest of the United States. We highly assess our partnership with you and are keen in establishment of reliable relations with you."

President highly estimated the developing partnership relations between the two countries in security, anti-terror operation and other fields. Noting successful history of the partnership ties between Azerbaijan and USA, President Aliyev expressed confidence for further development of these ties.

"We continue working on numerous aspects of energy safety and regional cooperation issues. These are closely connected questions," the President emphasized. AzerTAg