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Elmar Mammadyarov: â€œAzerbaijan intends in continuing to contribute to ISAF operationsâ€

19 April 2012 17:09 (UTC +04:00)

He said Azerbaijan supported the transfer of responsibility to Afghan government for ensuring security, as well as discipline: â€œAfghanistanâ€™s government and developing Afghan potential are main factors for successful for successful completion of transition process. Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the international support issue towards strengthening of opportunities of Afghan National Security Forces. During the visit to NATO HQ in February this year, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the allocation of 1 mln Euro to Afghanistanâ€™s National Army Fund and that money was transferred to the Fundâ€™s account. And it is a beginning. We believe that the large-scale civil training programs must be another foreground sphereâ€.

Mammadyarov said that ANAMA prepared publications in local languages on mine threat for using in Afghan schools and delivered to that country: â€œIt was highly assessed by our Afghan friends. In total, I would like to note the importance of close political dialogue and practical cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO. These were the main factors contributing to ISAF operations and peace and security in Afghanistanâ€.