German foreign minister in Azerbaijan, then to Armenia, Georgia

Deutschlandfunk radio, Cologne
21 Apr 04

Following his visit to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister [Joschka] Fischer
has arrived in Azerbaijan. In the capital, Baku, Fischer plans to meet
with his counterpart [Elmar] Mammadyarov and then with President
[Ilham] Aliyev. Azerbaijan is the first stop of his trip through the
southern Caucasus, which will take Fischer to Armenia and Georgia as
well. All three countries want closer relations with the EU.