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    Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
    Oct 21 2004

    USA SUPPORTS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN, NAGORNY
    KARABAKH CONFLICT
    [October 22, 2004, 11:30:05]

    Foreign minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmar Mammadyarov met US
    aide to Secretary of State for Europe and Asia affairs ambassador Ms.
    Lora Kennedy, 21 October.

    Expressing confidence that the visits of the US representatives will
    play positive role in gaining comprehensive knowledge on Azerbaijan,
    Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated that the US-Azerbaijan relations
    are developing successfully in all fields and expressed hope these
    relations would acquire higher level due to joint efforts in the
    years coming.

    Ms. Lora Kennedy said she adheres expansion of relations with
    Azerbaijan, which is strategic partner of her country, and these
    relations should certainly acquire higher level in future.
    Underlining that the United States supports economic projects
    promoting development of Azerbaijan and peaceful settlement of the
    Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, said that the OSCE
    Minsk Group is keen in solution of this problem. Representative of
    the Department of State expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan's
    participation in global combat against terror, saying, the US
    government has given high assessment to the role of Azerbaijani
    militaries in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

    Foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov emphasized that partnership with
    the United States is of great importance for the country and as a
    sign of this partnership he named the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and
    Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum projects especially stating that the necessary
    efforts would be made for realization of transportation of the
    Azerbaijani gas to the European markets through the said gas
    pipeline. Also noting the necessity of quick resolution to the
    Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict threatening economic
    and political stability in Azerbaijan, the Minister has called the US
    to be more active in this process as one of the co-chairs of the OSCE
    Minsk Group. The Minister expressed hope that US would hold fair
    position related to illegal inhabiting of the occupied territories of
    Azerbaijan by Armenia. Elmar Mammadyarov stated that, as a part of
    Europe, Azerbaijan would carry out the democratic reforms and
    henceforth on the base of international legal norms.

    Also were discussed other questions of mutual interest.
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