Cheney's love tour arrives in Azerbaijan.

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney assured Azerbaijan on Wednesday of America's ''abiding interest'' in the region's stability. It was the first stop on a tour of three ex-Soviet republics that are wary of Russia's intentions after its war with Georgia last month.

Russia was watching the trip with suspicion, and a top Russian security official accused Cheney of an ulterior motive: seeking to secure energy supplies in the South Caucasus in exchange for U.S. support.

Cheney met with U.S. Embassy officials and international oil executives before going to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev's residence on the Caspian Sea.

Cheney said the principle of territorial integrity was endangered today, noting that they were meeting ''in the shadow of the Russian invasion of Georgia.''

He added that U.S. President George W. Bush had sent him with a clear message that the United States had a ''deep and abiding interest'' in the stability and security of countries in the region.

Azerbaijan has some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the former Soviet Union.

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