January 23, 2004 - 22:08 AMT
AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT SAYS THERE SHOULD BE NO FOREIGN MILITARY BASES IN CAUCASUS
The Caucasus should be free from any foreign military bases, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev being on a visit in Paris stated in his interview to Figaro French newspaper. In his words, there is no foreign military presence in Azerbaijan and he is not negotiating with the US about the possible deployment of its military bases at the Azeri territory.