Russian and Azerbaijan Defense Ministers Discussed Karabakh Issue

Russian Defense Minister Anatoli Serdiukov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Safar Abiyev discussed on May 11 the potential of military and technical cooperation between the two countries, reports local Azerbaijani news agency Trend.

With regional military and political issues on the agenda the two ministers reportedly discussed also issues pertaining to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Abiyev said the efforts spent by the OSCE Minsk Group are useless and that it is necessary that the OSCE MG be more active over the issue.

According to Sabiyev all efforts should be spent for the peaceful settlement of the conflict, otherwise the situation in the region may reach an undesirable level.