Azerbaijani senior official: Azerbaijan may expand military contingent in Afghanistan

Azerbaijan may increase number of servicemen in Afghanistan, First Vice-Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Chairman of the Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee Ziyafat Asgarov said.

He said that the parliament has not received an proposal to increase number of the Azerbaijani servicemen in Afghanistan.

“At the recent meeting of NATO foreign ministers, proposal was made to increase number of  servicemen in Afghanistan. If we receive an appeal, issue of increase in number of Azerbaijani servicemen in Afghanistan may be considered,” he said.

/APA/