Turan - ArmInfo: On Wednesday morning, the head of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has received a delegation led by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. According to Turan, Gerasimov arrived in Baku to attend a meeting with commander of NATO forces in Europe, Curtis M. Scaparrotti.
The agency reminds that on December 12, Baku will host a meeting of the commander-in-chief of the combined forces of NATO in Europe (SACEUR) Curtis Scaparotti with the chief of staff of the Armed Forces Russia, Valery Gerasimov. Curtis Scaparotti himself announced this on the evening of December 11 at a meeting with the head of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. He expressed gratitude for the creation of conditions for holding the second such meeting in Baku, and discussed with Aliyev the development of relations between NATO and Azerbaijan.