Azerbaijan, Qatar enhance security cooperation

Politics Materials 20 April 2009 18:43 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, April 20 / Trend , J.Babayeva/

Azerbaijan and Qatar discussed the cooperation among security agencies in Baku on April 20.

Azerbaijani National Security Minister lieutenant-general Eldar Mahmudov received Qatar Internal Ministry National security Department Director General Saad Jasim Al Khuleifi. Jasim Al Khuleifi is on a state visit to Azerbaijan. He attends the conference of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) heads of law enforcement agencies, the National Security Ministry Public Relations Department said to Trend .

The Minister noted the need to strengthen cooperation in the share of information and experiences between the relevant agencies of Azerbaijan and Qatar, as well as ensuring the security interests of both countries.

Mahmudov touched upon the efforts preventing organized transnational crimes, which are closely related to international terrorist organizations, as well as Azerbaijan's position as a member of anti terror coalition. He also informed about the operative condition in the region, Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, problems, which were occurred due to uncontrolled territories, illegal migration, drug trafficking and efforts to remove those problems.

Al Khuleifi said that the meeting has an important meaning to combat transnational crime and international terrorism, as well as advance cooperation among adjusted agencies of the two countries. He expressed satisfaction related to the current relations between Azerbaijan and Qatar.

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