(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Sabina Mammadli
Azerbaijani First Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the
General Staff of the army Col-Gen Karim Valiyev met with Governor
of the US State of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt, and Adjutant Gen for
Oklahoma and Commander of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard
Brigadier Gen Thomas Mancino during his visit to the USA, Azernews
reports.
Valiyev noted that Stitt's 2021 visit to the Azerbaijani regions
liberated from Occupation was a vivid example of high-level
bilateral relations.
Speaking about the participation of the Azerbaijan army
servicemen in international peacekeeping operations, Gen Karim
Valiyev noted that the country honorably fulfilled its obligations
and was one of the last among the partner nations who withdrew its
peacekeepers from Afghanistan.
Further, the parties held a detailed exchange of views on the
joint activities carried out between the Azerbaijan army and the US
Oklahoma Army National Guard within the framework of the State
Partnership Program, as well as discussed other issues of mutual
interest.
The Azerbaijani delegation also participated in a solemn
ceremony dedicated to the 20th anniversary of cooperation between
the Azerbaijan army and the US Oklahoma Army National Guard.
Karim Valiyev also held various meetings with US officials
during the visit, including with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff Admiral Christopher Grady, where the two men discussed the
prospects for military cooperation between Azerbaijan and the USA,
as well as regional security issues.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani deputy defense minister and Chief of
the US National Guard Bureau Gen Daniel Hokanson discussed the
current state and prospects for military cooperation within the
framework of the State Partnership Program.
During the visit, the delegation also visited the country's
embassy.
The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on
December 25, 1991. The two nations established the diplomatic
relations in the same year. On March 6, 1992, Azerbaijan opened its
embassy in Washington, and on March 16, 1992, the United States
opened its embassy in Baku, with Robert Finn as Chargé d'Affaires
ad interim.
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Sabina Mammadli is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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