U.S., Azerbaijan Discuss Missile Defense

Officials from Azerbaijan and the United States met this week in Washington to discuss missile defense and other security issues, Inside the Pentagon reported (see GSN, June 21).

The U.S. delegation to the nations’ 10th annual “bilateral security dialogue” included representatives from the State, Defense, Homeland Security and Treasury departments.  The team was led by Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Mull and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mathew Bryza. Azerbaijan’s delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov.

“We consulted and agreed on next steps on a broad array of national and regional security issues, including our counterterrorism cooperation, maritime and border security programs, nonproliferation concerns (and) missile defense,” the State Department said in a July 9 statement.

Russia has suggested that the United States use an existing Azeri radar base as part of its European missile defense plans rather than a planned site in the Czech Republic (Inside the Pentagon, July 12).

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