Первый заместитель помощника госсекретаря США по вопросам Центральной и Южной Азии Элис Уэлс
Visit of US Department of State�s Representative
Baku / 27.06.18 / Turan: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will visit Azerbaijan on June 27-29. This is stated in a message published on the website of the US Department of State.
In Baku she will take part in the meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan on June 28, as well as meet with high-level representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
About 90 representatives of governments and international organizations will take part at the Baku meeting of the ICG on Afghanistan. -05D06-
Politics
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