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AZERI FM HOLDS BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE SIDELINES OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
September 21, 2011 Wednesday
Baku, 21 September, 2011 (AzerTAc) -- Azerbaijan`s foreign minister
Elmar Mammadyarov has had a series of bilateral meetings on the
sidelines of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
In his meeting with Uruguays Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, Mammadyarov
discussed the current state and prospects of the two countries`
relations.
Mammadyarov highlighted Azerbaijans role in the South Caucasus region,
the consequences of Armenia`s military aggression against Azerbaijan,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the occupation of 20
percent of Azerbaijan`s territory. The FM also emphasized his country`s
major problem of refugees and internally displaced persons as a result
of Armenia`s ethnic cleansing policy. He expressed regret over the
fact the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council demanding
unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian troops from Azerbaijan`s
occupied lands still remain unfulfilled.
Uruguay`s FM said his country was keen to expand cooperation with
Azerbaijan in various fields.
The two ministers agreed to conduct consultations between the two
countries` foreign affairs authorities.
Also on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Mammadyarov
attended Open Government Partnership meeting initiated by U.S.
President Barrack Obama.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister also met with Palaus President
Johnson Toribiong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Surujrattan Rambachan and Foreign Minister of Colombia Maria Angelo
Holguin.
With the Colombian counterpart Mammadyarov signed an agreement between
the two governments on mutual elimination of visa requirements for
persons with diplomatic, official and service passports, as well as a
memorandum on establishment of a mechanism of political consultations
between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Colombia.
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
September 21, 2011 Wednesday
Baku, 21 September, 2011 (AzerTAc) -- Azerbaijan`s foreign minister
Elmar Mammadyarov has had a series of bilateral meetings on the
sidelines of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
In his meeting with Uruguays Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, Mammadyarov
discussed the current state and prospects of the two countries`
relations.
Mammadyarov highlighted Azerbaijans role in the South Caucasus region,
the consequences of Armenia`s military aggression against Azerbaijan,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the occupation of 20
percent of Azerbaijan`s territory. The FM also emphasized his country`s
major problem of refugees and internally displaced persons as a result
of Armenia`s ethnic cleansing policy. He expressed regret over the
fact the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council demanding
unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian troops from Azerbaijan`s
occupied lands still remain unfulfilled.
Uruguay`s FM said his country was keen to expand cooperation with
Azerbaijan in various fields.
The two ministers agreed to conduct consultations between the two
countries` foreign affairs authorities.
Also on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, Mammadyarov
attended Open Government Partnership meeting initiated by U.S.
President Barrack Obama.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister also met with Palaus President
Johnson Toribiong, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Surujrattan Rambachan and Foreign Minister of Colombia Maria Angelo
Holguin.
With the Colombian counterpart Mammadyarov signed an agreement between
the two governments on mutual elimination of visa requirements for
persons with diplomatic, official and service passports, as well as a
memorandum on establishment of a mechanism of political consultations
between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Colombia.