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Ilham Aliyev received NATO Special Representative
Baku / 26.09.17 / Turan: On Tuesday, the head of state Ilham Aliyev received the NATO special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai who is in Baku. According to the official message, one of the topics of the talks was the situation around the Karabakh settlement. In particular, Ilham Aliyev accused Armenia of imitating negotiations on the settlement. In addition, the sides discussed issues of Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO and, in particular, support of Azerbaijan for the forces of the international coalition in Afghanistan. -02D-
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