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Nagorny Karabakh conflict: China supports Azerbaijan
Kazinform, Kazakhstan
Feb 7 2005
Beijing. February 7. KAZINFORM. /Talgat Baimukhambetov/ - In the end
of the previous week Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov
accomplished his official visit to China during which he held talks
with Vice-PM of the Council of State of the Chinese Republic Huan
Tsu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Chzhaosin.
In the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Chinese Republic our correspondent
was told the chief issue of the talks was the upcoming visit of
Azerbaijan President Ilkham Aliyev to China at the invitation of
Chinese Chairman Hu Tszintao. But the concrete date was not informed.
The two states' officials also touched upon a number of issues
concerning trade and economic cooperation and possible signing
of a number of agreements on double taxation, reduction of customs
imports, and attraction of investments and development of partnership
in different spheres of economy. The Chinese party expressed support
of the Azerbaijan in its entering the WTO and confirmed readiness to
arrange expert level consultations on construction of the Tbilisi-Kars
railway within TRASEKA program.
A separate issue of the discussion was the problems of sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the states. Elmar Mamedyarov confirmed
adherence of the Azerbaijani government to the policy of "unified
China" in Taiwan and Tibet issues. In reply China confirmed its
support of Azerbaijan in regulation of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorny
Karabakh conflict.
Kazinform, Kazakhstan
Feb 7 2005
Beijing. February 7. KAZINFORM. /Talgat Baimukhambetov/ - In the end
of the previous week Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov
accomplished his official visit to China during which he held talks
with Vice-PM of the Council of State of the Chinese Republic Huan
Tsu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Chzhaosin.
In the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Chinese Republic our correspondent
was told the chief issue of the talks was the upcoming visit of
Azerbaijan President Ilkham Aliyev to China at the invitation of
Chinese Chairman Hu Tszintao. But the concrete date was not informed.
The two states' officials also touched upon a number of issues
concerning trade and economic cooperation and possible signing
of a number of agreements on double taxation, reduction of customs
imports, and attraction of investments and development of partnership
in different spheres of economy. The Chinese party expressed support
of the Azerbaijan in its entering the WTO and confirmed readiness to
arrange expert level consultations on construction of the Tbilisi-Kars
railway within TRASEKA program.
A separate issue of the discussion was the problems of sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the states. Elmar Mamedyarov confirmed
adherence of the Azerbaijani government to the policy of "unified
China" in Taiwan and Tibet issues. In reply China confirmed its
support of Azerbaijan in regulation of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorny
Karabakh conflict.