AZERBAIJAN'S FM MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF U.S. MEDIA
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Azerbaijan
June 2 2011
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with representatives
of leading U.S. information agencies, including Thompson Reuters, CNN,
Associated Press, Inner City Press and Summit Energy in the framework
of a business visit to the United States, the ministry reported.
During the meeting, Mammadyarov spoke about Azerbaijan's main foreign
policy priorities. Regarding the issue of the region's economic
policy, he informed journalists that Azerbaijan is the leading state
in the region, spoke about Azerbaijan's success in the energy sector,
its participation in regional projects and Azerbaijan's role as the
author of many international projects.
Mammadyarov spoke in detail about the negotiation process to settle
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He stressed that
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions adopted in 1993 on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh
and the surrounding regions.
Regarding U.S.-Azerbaijani bilateral relations, Mammadyarov discussed
the successful cooperation between the two countries in many areas.
He informed journalists that Azerbaijan nominated its candidacy
to the elections on non-permanent members of UN Security Council
for 2012-2013, which is scheduled for October, noting the tangible
benefits in this regard.
Mamedyarov also answered numerous questions posed by American
journalists.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
Azerbaijan
June 2 2011
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with representatives
of leading U.S. information agencies, including Thompson Reuters, CNN,
Associated Press, Inner City Press and Summit Energy in the framework
of a business visit to the United States, the ministry reported.
During the meeting, Mammadyarov spoke about Azerbaijan's main foreign
policy priorities. Regarding the issue of the region's economic
policy, he informed journalists that Azerbaijan is the leading state
in the region, spoke about Azerbaijan's success in the energy sector,
its participation in regional projects and Azerbaijan's role as the
author of many international projects.
Mammadyarov spoke in detail about the negotiation process to settle
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He stressed that
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions adopted in 1993 on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh
and the surrounding regions.
Regarding U.S.-Azerbaijani bilateral relations, Mammadyarov discussed
the successful cooperation between the two countries in many areas.
He informed journalists that Azerbaijan nominated its candidacy
to the elections on non-permanent members of UN Security Council
for 2012-2013, which is scheduled for October, noting the tangible
benefits in this regard.
Mamedyarov also answered numerous questions posed by American
journalists.
From: A. Papazian