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    Trend, Azerbaijan
    Dec 9 2012


    Azerbaijan, France discuss regional issues


    Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 8 / Trend /

    Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on Saturday received a
    delegation led by the Director of the French Foreign Ministry's
    Continental Europe Department, Eric Fournier.

    During the meeting, Mammadyarov shared his impressions of the OSCE
    Ministerial Council held on December 5-7 in Dublin. According to the
    minister, the further development of cooperation with the European
    Union is particularly important to Azerbaijan. The meeting also
    discussed relations and prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan
    and NATO.

    Mammadyarov informed the guest about the regional projects and noted
    their importance for the region and Europe.

    Concerning security issues, Mammadyarov said that in its foreign
    policy Azerbaijan gives preference to national interests, and has
    mobilized all its power to strengthen the independence. According to
    him, the main obstacle to the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
    conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is the presence of the Armenian armed
    forces in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The Foreign Minister
    said that starting the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occupied
    territories of Azerbaijan would open opportunities for the conflict
    settlement. He also noted that in the context of conflict resolution
    it is necessary to organize meetings between the Azerbaijani and
    Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The parties also discussed other regional issues.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
    when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
    armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
    including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.

    Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
    co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
    currently holding the peace negotiations.

    Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
    resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
    surrounding regions.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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