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Baku/09.11.18/Turan: U.S. Army General Stephen R. Lyons, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, was in Baku on November 9 for meetings with top Azerbaijani government officials.
General Lyons met with President Ilham Aliyev and Colonel-General Najmaddin Sadikhov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and afterwards toured the expanded facilities at the Baku International Sea Trade Port at Alat.
General Lyons reaffirmed U.S. appreciation for Azerbaijan"s contributions to international security and counterterrorism efforts, and the important role Azerbaijan plays in ensuring a secure and prosperous future for Afghanistan and the wider region.This is reported by the US Embassy.--0--
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