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AZERI, FRENCH MINISTERS DISCUSS TIES, KARABAKH CONFLICT
Turan news agency
Aug 1 2012
Azerbaijan
Baku, 31 August: On 30 July, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov ended his official visit to Paris where he met his
French counterpart Laurent Fabius. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's
press service reported that the current status of and prospects for
Azerbaijani-French ties and also regional and international issues
were discussed during the meeting. Mammadyarov passed a message from
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on to French President Francois
Hollande. He also invited Laurent Fabius to pay an official visit to
Azerbaijan, which the French minister welcomed.
Laurent Fabius expressed satisfaction over the current dynamics
of bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, energy and
humanitarian fields, and stressed Azerbaijan's importance for France
as an economic partner. Speaking about cultural cooperation, Fabius
appreciated the construction of the French Lycee in Baku.
During the meeting the sides also discussed the negotiations to settle
the [Nagornyy Karabakh] conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Mammadyarov expressed hope that France will increase its efforts to
resolve the problem. Later, the ministers exchanged views on topical
issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
[translated from Russian]
Turan news agency
Aug 1 2012
Azerbaijan
Baku, 31 August: On 30 July, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov ended his official visit to Paris where he met his
French counterpart Laurent Fabius. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's
press service reported that the current status of and prospects for
Azerbaijani-French ties and also regional and international issues
were discussed during the meeting. Mammadyarov passed a message from
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on to French President Francois
Hollande. He also invited Laurent Fabius to pay an official visit to
Azerbaijan, which the French minister welcomed.
Laurent Fabius expressed satisfaction over the current dynamics
of bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, energy and
humanitarian fields, and stressed Azerbaijan's importance for France
as an economic partner. Speaking about cultural cooperation, Fabius
appreciated the construction of the French Lycee in Baku.
During the meeting the sides also discussed the negotiations to settle
the [Nagornyy Karabakh] conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Mammadyarov expressed hope that France will increase its efforts to
resolve the problem. Later, the ministers exchanged views on topical
issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
[translated from Russian]