YEREVAN. – During his upcoming meeting in Baku with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will express his concerns, which are very clear, Rasmussen himself stated this Thursday during his joint briefing with Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan.  

“During my meeting in Azerbaijan I will convey to Azerbaijan’s president my message, which is very simple and apparent. I’m truly concerned by the granting of pardon to Ramil Safarov. What occurred eight years ago was a crime, and it must not be glorified. I will convey this message tomorrow [Friday] to Azerbaijan’s president,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated.   

He also noted that Armenia is an appreciable partner for NATO. As per Rasmussen, Armenia and NATO have a long track-record of cooperation, specifically in Afghanistan and Kosovo, and, now, it is time to find avenues for continuing this work and further consolidating the partnership relations.