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    JOINT STATEMENT CONNECTED WITH OFFICIAL VISIT OF ALIYEV TO THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, AUGUST 28-29, 2006

    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    Aug. 31, 2006

    Official visit of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic to the
    Republic of Slovenia pursued the purpose of development of relations
    between two states in political, economic, cultural and humanitarian
    spheres.

    Both sides have noted importance of development of political dialogue
    at the highest level and necessity of strengthening of cooperation
    between legislative and executive authorities of the countries,
    expansion of legal base for achievement of higher level of present
    contacts between the states, and have once again emphasized intention
    of all-around development of mutual relations in all fields.

    The sides came to the arrangement on strengthening of the relations
    all areas of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Slovenia. The
    special attention will be given in this connection to development of
    cooperation in questions of economy, trade, tourism, communications,
    public health services, science, education, culture, environment
    and humanitarian questions. Azerbaijan and Slovenia will continue
    development of conditions for business cooperation.

    The sides agreed on realization of wider cooperation at practical
    level and have expressed adherence to the idea of setting up of the
    Azerbaijani-Slovenian Economic Commission. The Slovenian side has
    especially emphasized importance of economic reforms in the Azerbaijan
    Republic and welcomed the progress reached by Azerbaijan in realization
    of mentioned reforms.

    Both sides have emphasized support of the admission of Azerbaijan by
    Slovenia to the European Neighborhood Policy and have noted positive
    influence of the given policy on process of the further rapprochement
    of Azerbaijan with the European structures. They also have expressed
    support for quick correlation of all three states of Southern Caucasus
    to the European Neighborhood Policy. The European Neighborhood Policy
    defines the global purposes, based on common values as sovereignty,
    territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of each state
    recognized at the international level. It also includes norms and
    principles of the international and European law, mutual obligations
    of the European Union, the states-participants and Azerbaijan on
    such principles, as support of effective realization of political,
    economic and institutional reforms.

    Azerbaijan and Slovenia will continue strengthening the relations
    directed on creation of good opportunities for more detailed
    consultations to expand contacts with the European Union and NATO. In
    this connection, Azerbaijan welcomed the initiative of Slovenia to
    give recommendations based on own experience, as a member of the
    European Union and NATO, and process of integration into the European
    and Euro-Atlantic structures.

    Taking into account the intention to carry out fruitful cooperation
    between the states during presidency of Slovenia in the European
    Union in 2008, as it was during its presidency in OSCE in 2005,
    the sides have emphasized that would attach special significance to
    mutual cooperation and joint activity with a view of maintenance of
    international peace and stability in regional, European and global
    level.

    Referring to long efforts in the frame of OSCE in the cause of peace
    settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
    including activity of the Minsk Group, the parties have once again
    declared importance of acceptance of more substantial and drastic
    measures in this area.

    The parties have noted growing value of energy safety of the Europe and
    have expressed support to development of projects of diversification
    of lines of power supply leading to Europe and transportation of
    energy carriers to connect the Caspian basin resources with the power
    network of the Europe. Both sides have noted value of opening and
    operation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, and importance
    of realization of the projects of Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas main and
    Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway.

    The parties agreed on importance of dialogue between religions and
    have stated the positions in connection with development of contacts
    and mutual understanding between Christian, Islamic and other cultures
    and civilizations with the purpose of creation of necessary conditions
    to establish in harmonious form peace, freedom, the rights and justice.
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