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ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 21, 2013 Tuesday 10:43 AM GMT+4
Russia, Azeri foreign ministers to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement, bilateral relations
MOSCOW May 21
- The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan - Sergei Lavrov and
Elmar Mamedyarov - will discuss in the Russian capital on Tuesday the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, in which the Russian Federation acts
as one of the leading international mediators, the RF Foreign Ministry
reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Azerbaijan is an important
strategic partner of Russia in the Caucasus and in the Caspian region,
and Moscow is set to deepen multi-faceted cooperation with Baku in the
political, economic and humanitarian fields.
"We also hope to implement other important joint projects, including
in the energy sector. Preparations for the signing of the
intergovernmental agreement on measures to ensure parallel operation
of the Unified Energy System of Russia and Azerbaijan's energy system
are underway," the RF Foreign Ministry added.
Russia, the ministry recalled, is leading among the countries
exporting to Azerbaijan and at the same time is one of the four major
importers of Azerbaijani goods. The volume of mutual trade turnover in
2012 reached a record high figure of 3.4 billion US dollars.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu told Itar-Tass on
Monday that Baku plans that the visit of the Azerbaijani foreign
minister to Moscow will be held in a constructive way and will benefit
the development of bilateral relations. According to the diplomat, he
was surprised to see a number of media reports that Elmar Mamedyarov
is going to the capital of Russia ostensibly to correct existing
problems between the two countries. "This is absolutely not true. It
is a planned, official visit, there is no need to look for anything
unusual in it, it is not aimed at settling some problems between the
two states," the ambassador said. "We, at least the Embassy, have no
problems with the Russian Foreign Ministry, we resolve all issues in a
businesslike, constructive atmosphere."
The ambassador said that during the talks the ministers will discuss
the problems of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, bilateral
relations, as well as regional issues on the agenda.
May 21, 2013 Tuesday 10:43 AM GMT+4
Russia, Azeri foreign ministers to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement, bilateral relations
MOSCOW May 21
- The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan - Sergei Lavrov and
Elmar Mamedyarov - will discuss in the Russian capital on Tuesday the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, in which the Russian Federation acts
as one of the leading international mediators, the RF Foreign Ministry
reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Azerbaijan is an important
strategic partner of Russia in the Caucasus and in the Caspian region,
and Moscow is set to deepen multi-faceted cooperation with Baku in the
political, economic and humanitarian fields.
"We also hope to implement other important joint projects, including
in the energy sector. Preparations for the signing of the
intergovernmental agreement on measures to ensure parallel operation
of the Unified Energy System of Russia and Azerbaijan's energy system
are underway," the RF Foreign Ministry added.
Russia, the ministry recalled, is leading among the countries
exporting to Azerbaijan and at the same time is one of the four major
importers of Azerbaijani goods. The volume of mutual trade turnover in
2012 reached a record high figure of 3.4 billion US dollars.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu told Itar-Tass on
Monday that Baku plans that the visit of the Azerbaijani foreign
minister to Moscow will be held in a constructive way and will benefit
the development of bilateral relations. According to the diplomat, he
was surprised to see a number of media reports that Elmar Mamedyarov
is going to the capital of Russia ostensibly to correct existing
problems between the two countries. "This is absolutely not true. It
is a planned, official visit, there is no need to look for anything
unusual in it, it is not aimed at settling some problems between the
two states," the ambassador said. "We, at least the Embassy, have no
problems with the Russian Foreign Ministry, we resolve all issues in a
businesslike, constructive atmosphere."
The ambassador said that during the talks the ministers will discuss
the problems of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, bilateral
relations, as well as regional issues on the agenda.