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    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    June 23 2006

    FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IOM
    [June 23, 2006, 14:37:27]

    Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met June 22 with Director General
    of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Brunson
    McKinley, who is in Baku to participate in the 33rd session of the
    Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.

    The guest said he was pleased to visit Azerbaijan, and impressed with
    all-round development he witnessed in the country.

    Elmar Mammadyarov and Brunson McKinley discussed ways to further
    develop cooperation between the Azerbaijani government and the IOM in
    tackling the problems of refugees, internally displaced persons and
    migrants.

    Mr. McKinley noted that his organization comprising 118 members and
    closely cooperating with various UN structures, is keen to develop
    ties with Azerbaijan, which he said is now facing the problem of
    refugees and internally displaced persons.

    Minister Mammadyarov stressed the importance of peaceful solution to
    the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia's
    withdrawal from the occupied Azerbaijani territories and returning of
    internally displaces persons back to their homeland.

    He said a great deal of things regarding this problem depends on
    willingness of the international community.

    The conversation also revolved around the questions discussed at the
    33rd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, and
    other international issues.
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