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Azerbaijani President attends meeting of Heads of State and Government of ISAF contributing nations

20 November 2010 16:17 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijani President has attended the meeting as well.
The event, which saw participation of Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon among others, was opened by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
â€œToday marks the beginning of a new phase in our mission in Afghanistan,â€ said the NATO Secretary General.
â€œWe will launch the process by which the Afghan government will take leadership for security throughout the country, district by district, province by province. The direction, starting today, is clear: towards Afghan leadership, and Afghan ownership.â€
President Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the meeting. The Azerbaijani leader called his countryâ€™s cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance â€œbeneficialâ€.
The President said Azerbaijan was active in NATO`s Partnership for Peace Program and Individual Partnership Action Plan. President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan was closely involved in NATO`s global peacemaking operations. The President said Azerbaijani peacekeepers were making military and civil contribution to NATO`s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Following the meeting, the Heads of State and Government had a joint dinner.
President Ilham Aliyev attended the dinner.