Secretary Cohen opens a plenary meeting with Minister of Defense Gen.-Col. Safar Abiyev of the Azerbaijani Republic.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) opens a plenary meeting with Minister of Defense Gen.-Col. Safar Abiyev (right), of the Azerbaijani Republic, in the Pentagon on June 30, 2000. Cohen and his senior policy advisors are meeting with Abiyev to discuss a range of regional security issues. Seated beside Cohen is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army.