AZERI MILITARY TO PARTICIPATE IN ANTITERRORIST COALITION IN AFGHANISTAN WITHIN TURKISH FORCES

A platoon of Azeri military personnel will participate in the actions of the international antiterrorist coalition in Afghanistan within Turkish forces. As Azeri leader Heydar Aliyev stated at the meeting with commander-in-chief of the NATO combined forces in Europe, commander of the US forces in Europe Joseph Ralston, Azerbaijan had and would contribute to NATO actions in Afghanistan. At the same time Aliyev stressed the need for expanding cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO. “Azerbaijan needs NATO’s contribution,” – he said.