Foreign

Home page

Foreign

US embassy commemorates 10th anniversary of September 11 terror attacksâ€“ PHOTOSESSION

US embassy commemorates 10th anniversary of September 11 terror attacksâ€“ <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION </font>

12 September 2011 15:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva â€“ APA. US embassy in Azerbaijan hosted an official commemoration of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 terror attacks on New York City and Washington DC. Addressing the ceremony, Ambassador Matthew Bryza praised the solidarity that has emerged since the attacks, telling attendees that thanks to shared efforts, all nations have emerged safer.

Ambassador Bryza recalled that while working in the White House on 9/11, less than 24 hours after the attacks he received word that Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev had offered the United States unlimited over flight permission for non-military aircraft.

Bryza praised Azerbaijan and other ISAF contributing nations for their contributions in Afghanistan. He noted Azerbaijan and neighboring nationsâ€™ key role in the transport of non-lethal supplies to support the international security and rebuilding effort in Afghanistan.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Rector of Diplomatic Academy Hafiz Pashayev, officials of Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, diplomatic representatives of Coalition partners fighting in and rebuilding Afghanistan, as well as countries providing essential transportation support to international efforts in Afghanistan and assisting the fight against terror attended the ceremony.