Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received the head of the United States Transportation Command, Paul Selva.
The meeting was praised Azerbaijan's contribution in support of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, press-service of the Foreign Ministry.
Satisfaction with the functioning a transit routes in the transshipment through Azerbaijan, and cooperation of Baku with the NATO countries, including the United States in this sphere.
Mammadyarov said that Azerbaijan will continue to provide necessary support for transit in connection with the operation in Afghanistan.
At the same time he pointed to the expansion of transit opportunities of Azerbaijan in connection with the construction of a new sea port in Alat and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars.
During the meeting the sides exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.-- 16D06—
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