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NAGORNO-KARABAKH IS ONE OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S MAJOR TOPICS
APA
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
New York. Isabel Levine - APA. Nagorno-Karabakh is the major topic
for Azerbaijani and Turkish diplomats in the UN General Assembly,
APA's Washington DC correspondent reports from the GA general debates.
During their bilateral meetings with the number of foreign leaders
in the UN sessions, the top diplomats of Azerbaijan and Turkey are
raising the current situation of Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations,
including the last elections in the occupied territories and their
negative influences to the regional cooperation.
Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu shared his views and concerns regarding
Nagorno-Karabakh during his meetings with both Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
according to the Turkish diplomats. The issue has also been raised
by the Turkish PM Erdogan at the GA on September 22.
French President Sarkozy, who is planning to visit to Baku and Yerevan
in the coming weeks, has scheduled a meeting with the Armenian top
officials next week.
Co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, who mediate the conflict, have
already gathered in NYC for the separate discussions with Azeri and
Armenian diplomats.
Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijan FM is getting ready to raise the topic
at the Assembly, in the coming days.
Mr. Mammadyarov, who already met with several western diplomats in
New York, hopes for the Western support over the Azerbaijan's concerns
regarding the current situation in NK territory.
The issue has also been discussed at the meeting between Mammadyarov
and British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord David Howell on September 22. UK has deep interest in the
exportation of Azerbaijani natural gas to EU. In its part, Baku
seeks a major support from UK and other EU countries regarding the
Karabakh negotiation.
Mr. Mammadyarov also discussed the topic during the meeting with
Fiji Minister Joketani Cokanasiga, who thanked Azerbaijan for the
financial support given towards Fiji's UN Guard Unit in Iraq in May.
The Fiji had decided to support the candidature of Azerbaijan for the
Eastern European seat on the UN Security Council to be contested on
October 13 in the GA, APA was told by the Fiji diplomats.
Mr. Mammadyarov is expected to participate at the annual coordination
meeting of the OIC ministers for foreign affairs on Friday,
September 23.
APA
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
New York. Isabel Levine - APA. Nagorno-Karabakh is the major topic
for Azerbaijani and Turkish diplomats in the UN General Assembly,
APA's Washington DC correspondent reports from the GA general debates.
During their bilateral meetings with the number of foreign leaders
in the UN sessions, the top diplomats of Azerbaijan and Turkey are
raising the current situation of Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations,
including the last elections in the occupied territories and their
negative influences to the regional cooperation.
Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu shared his views and concerns regarding
Nagorno-Karabakh during his meetings with both Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
according to the Turkish diplomats. The issue has also been raised
by the Turkish PM Erdogan at the GA on September 22.
French President Sarkozy, who is planning to visit to Baku and Yerevan
in the coming weeks, has scheduled a meeting with the Armenian top
officials next week.
Co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, who mediate the conflict, have
already gathered in NYC for the separate discussions with Azeri and
Armenian diplomats.
Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijan FM is getting ready to raise the topic
at the Assembly, in the coming days.
Mr. Mammadyarov, who already met with several western diplomats in
New York, hopes for the Western support over the Azerbaijan's concerns
regarding the current situation in NK territory.
The issue has also been discussed at the meeting between Mammadyarov
and British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord David Howell on September 22. UK has deep interest in the
exportation of Azerbaijani natural gas to EU. In its part, Baku
seeks a major support from UK and other EU countries regarding the
Karabakh negotiation.
Mr. Mammadyarov also discussed the topic during the meeting with
Fiji Minister Joketani Cokanasiga, who thanked Azerbaijan for the
financial support given towards Fiji's UN Guard Unit in Iraq in May.
The Fiji had decided to support the candidature of Azerbaijan for the
Eastern European seat on the UN Security Council to be contested on
October 13 in the GA, APA was told by the Fiji diplomats.
Mr. Mammadyarov is expected to participate at the annual coordination
meeting of the OIC ministers for foreign affairs on Friday,
September 23.