Aug 25, 2008 (ministry of  Foreign  Affairs,  Kabul)

25/08/2008 Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan met Mr. Araz Azimov the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan who is currently visiting Afghanistan.
Mr. Azimov while conveying the greetings of the President of his country to President Karzai offered his sympathies to the government and people of Afghanistan about the tragic event in Herat; he also officially invited Dr. Spanta to visit Azerbaijan in a convenient time.
In his part Dr. Spanta talked about historical and cultural relations between the two countries and reminded about the participation of 50 Azerbaijani soldiers in the framework of Turkish ISAF team in Afghanistan who are working to ensure peace and stability here and added this is a clear indication of their good-well desire for Afghanistan. Minister Spanta said, the two countries can work in the areas of economic development, transfer of energy, exchange of information, and security cooperation’s for facing the danger of terrorism and narcotics.