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    Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
    May 4 2004

    AZERBAIJAN, SLOVENIA: PROSPECTS OF BILATERAL RELATIONS
    [May 04, 2004, 21:20:11]

    Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov on 4 May met the
    ambassador of Slovenia accredited in Turkey ad Azerbaijan Andrey
    Grossel and this Country's honorary consul in Baku Borut Megushar,
    AzerTAj correspondent reported.

    At the meeting, Mr. Mammadyarov stressed the necessity of opening of
    the embassy of Slovenia in Azerbaijan for further development of
    relations between the two countries.

    Ambassador Andrey Groselli thanked for warm reception, noting it
    would be important to assign this mission to the ambassador of
    Azerbaijan accredited in Vienna. Further, the Ambassador presented
    credentials of the honorary consul Borut Megushar to Minister Elmar
    Mammadyarov and expressed hope for step-by-step solution of opening
    of the embassy of Slovenia in Azerbaijan.

    Head of foreign policy department of the Republic expressed
    confidence in positive impact of the activity of honorary consul for
    strengthening bilateral relations, and that Slovenia would assist
    Azerbaijan in integration to the European structures, and said that
    he has sent congratulatory letter to his Slovenian counterpart.

    Slovenia stands ready to assist in integration of the country to
    European structures, the Ambassador said. Slovenia would support the
    position of Azerbaijan in the Nagorny Karabakh conflict during its
    presidency at OSCE.

    Updating the Ambassador on the Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorny Karabakh
    conflict and the work done for its settlement, Minister Mammadyarov
    highly estimated the Council of Europe's position to this end.
    Speaking of 2004-2008 socio-economic development program of the
    regions, the Minister expressed wish to attract Slovenian businessmen
    to invest in Azerbaijan. He also noted that according to agreement
    between Turkey and Greece, Azerbaijan would deliver its gas to the
    Balkans.

    Touching the prospects of bilateral links, Ambassador Andrey Groselli
    expressed readiness of his country for conclusion of relevant
    agreement on cultural cooperation.

    At the meeting, a number of other issues representing mutual interest
    were discussed as well.
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