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Dec 8 2012
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: Armenia's position damages negotiation process
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 8 / Trend /
Political consultations between Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and
France were held at Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the press
service of the ministry told Trend on Saturday.
Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf
Khalafov, the French delegation was lead by the Director of the
Continental Europe Department at the French Foreign Ministry Eric
Fournier.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations
between Azerbaijan and France.
Recalling the visits of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and
Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva to his country, the French
diplomat noted that the visits made a positive contribution to the
relations between the two countries.
Khalaf Khalafov welcomed the guests and highly estimated the visit of
the French delegation to Azerbaijan.
Speaking on the current stability in the country and the successfully
implemented reforms, Khalafov noted that the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict is a threat to Azerbaijan and to the entire region. Khalafov
said that Azerbaijan supports peaceful settlement of the conflict and
the negotiations lasting for 20 years, have given no results.
The Deputy Minister also noted the fact that the Armenian government
demonstrates non-constructive position, damaging the negotiation
process.
It was stated that Armenia ignores resolutions and decisions adopted
by international organizations and underlined that more pressure
should be put on the country, so that it demonstrates a constructive
approach.
Khalafov said that negotiations must be held not for the sake of
negotiations, and brought to the attention of the French side that the
activities of the OSCE Minsk Group should be directed to the
liberation of the occupied territories, noting the necessity of taking
serious steps.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on other regional issues
and stressed the importance of increasing the number of mutual visits.
Dec 8 2012
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: Armenia's position damages negotiation process
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 8 / Trend /
Political consultations between Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and
France were held at Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the press
service of the ministry told Trend on Saturday.
Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf
Khalafov, the French delegation was lead by the Director of the
Continental Europe Department at the French Foreign Ministry Eric
Fournier.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations
between Azerbaijan and France.
Recalling the visits of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and
Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva to his country, the French
diplomat noted that the visits made a positive contribution to the
relations between the two countries.
Khalaf Khalafov welcomed the guests and highly estimated the visit of
the French delegation to Azerbaijan.
Speaking on the current stability in the country and the successfully
implemented reforms, Khalafov noted that the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict is a threat to Azerbaijan and to the entire region. Khalafov
said that Azerbaijan supports peaceful settlement of the conflict and
the negotiations lasting for 20 years, have given no results.
The Deputy Minister also noted the fact that the Armenian government
demonstrates non-constructive position, damaging the negotiation
process.
It was stated that Armenia ignores resolutions and decisions adopted
by international organizations and underlined that more pressure
should be put on the country, so that it demonstrates a constructive
approach.
Khalafov said that negotiations must be held not for the sake of
negotiations, and brought to the attention of the French side that the
activities of the OSCE Minsk Group should be directed to the
liberation of the occupied territories, noting the necessity of taking
serious steps.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on other regional issues
and stressed the importance of increasing the number of mutual visits.