Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host an honor cordon to welcome President Heydar Aliyev, of the Azerbaijani Republic, to the Pentagon at 3:55 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000.
The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance.
There will not be a media availability following the cordon.
Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 3:35 p.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.