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    Itar-Tass, Russia
    Dec 15 2004

    Blair, Aliyev to negotiate UK servicemen transit via Azerbaijan

    LONDON, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair
    and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev have agreed to start talks on
    future cooperation in British servicemen's transit to Afghanistan via
    Azerbaijan and back.

    The leaders of the two countries also agreed to work out a programme
    of Azerbaijani Armed Forces' training in order to increase their
    possibilities of contributing to peacekeeping operations.

    Blair welcomed Azerbaijani Armed Forces' efforts to maintain peace
    and security in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, the British prime
    minister's secretariat told Itar-Tass on Wednesday in its comment on
    the results of Tuesday's talks between Blair and Aliyev.

    Both sides adopted a joint communiqu· on the results of the talks.

    Blair and Aliyev agreed to continue and strengthen bilateral
    cooperation in the fight against terrorism and organised crime. They
    lauded the development of relations with NATO's Euro-Atlantic
    Partnership Council (EAPC) and the Partnership for Peace Programme,
    according to a communiqu· signed on the results of Britain-Azerbaijan
    talks.

    The British prime minister and the Azerbaijani president said it is
    important to increase the role of non-governmental and civilian
    organisations in developing democracy, ensuring human rights and
    humanitarian values. They also noted an important role of British
    non-governmental organisations in Azerbaijan and other countries.

    The leaders of the two countries agreed to work together in order to
    settle the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh by peaceful means. They
    supported the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts to settle the conflict and
    stressed the importance of maintaining the regime of ceasefire, which
    was established in 1994.

    The British prime minister and the Azerbaijani president said they
    are ready to help the South Caucasus become a zone of peace,
    stability, good-neighbourliness and prosperity in the expanding
    Europe. Blair and Aliyev stressed the importance of Caspian countries
    in global energy security and welcomed successful cooperation between
    British and Azerbaijani companies in conserving natural resources.

    The communiqu· says Azerbaijan is committed to strengthening
    relations with the European Union and its readiness to cooperate
    closely so that Azerbaijan's involvement into European integration
    facilitates multi-party democracy, the supremacy of law, human rights
    and the development of the market economy.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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