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  • BAKU: Iran, Azerbaijan: Joint statement issued

    Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
    Jan 26 2005

    IRAN, AZERBAIJAN: JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED
    [January 26, 2005, 23:20:34]

    As is known, on the invitation of President of the Islamic Republic
    of Iran Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, the President of the Republic of
    Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been on an official visit to Iran with a
    representative delegation on January 24-26, 2005.

    During the visit, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in a friendly
    atmosphere has carried out discussions and talks with the President
    of Iran Mr. Khatami, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic republic of
    Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Chairman of the State Advisory
    Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akbar Hashimi Rafsanjani,
    Chairman of Majlis of the Islamic Council Haddad Adel, foreign
    minister Kamal Kharrazi, and also visited the city of Tabriz.

    As a result of the talks and discussions, the sides have issued joint
    statement, whereby, it is emphasized their readiness to take further
    steps to strengthen their cooperation based on friendly ties,
    equality and mutual respect. In the statement, Iran and the Republic
    of Azerbaijan also reaffirmed their support for the principles of the
    United Nations Charter, including respect for the sovereignty and
    independence of countries and other rights recognized by
    international law.

    The statement also reiterated the common intent to establish direct
    ties between economic institutions within their respective
    jurisdictions in addition to further consolidating bilateral ties,
    particularly, in the political sphere, and intensifying cooperation
    in the campaign against international terrorism, drug trafficking and
    organized crime. The statement also reflects the shared views of Iran
    and Azerbaijan regarding the Nagorny Karabakh conflict for
    implementation of related Resolutions of the United Nations and
    Organization of the Islamic Conference. It stressed expansion of
    mutual ties in various economic fields, boosting of their trade
    volume, with special emphasis on oil and petrochemicals, small
    industries, industrial and agricultural machineries, and in their
    transport and communications sectors. It also stressed promotion of
    cultural, artistic, media, scientific, educational, health and social
    cooperation.

    The two states also made it clear in their statement that they would
    take measures necessary to defend the Caspian's status as a "sea of
    peace and stability," and affirmed the need to continue their
    constructive talks aimed at establishing a legal regime for the
    Caspian Sea acceptable to all five littoral states.
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