Azerbaijani minister leaves for Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meeting

BAKU. Dec 17 (Interfax-AVN) - Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on Monday left for a session of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Brussels.

The Defense Ministry press service reported that defense ministers from member-countries will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In Brussels, Abiyev is expected to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to discuss the deepening of military cooperation between the United States and Azerbaijan.