ESTONIA SUPPORTS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE STATES

Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info agency
June 14 2004

In the interview to correspondent of AzerTAj about the purposes of
visit the Estonian minister has told: “I am one of candidates on post
of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, therefore, it was
necessary to meet delegation of Azerbaijan in this structure and my
colleague Elmar Mammadyarov. The basic purpose of my visit consists in
that having met with them, to have exchange of opinions on development
of our bilateral relations, and also on the question representing
for me special value. I should note, that after the admission into
the European Union and the NATO, Estonia aspires to development of
relations with the countries of Southern Caucasus. It is necessary to
recognize, that the relations between our countries cannot be named
wide, therefore, we should do serious work in this area. Estonia is
interested in it, next week our governmental delegation will arrive
in Baku. Besides, next week the ministers of the European Union will
discuss a question of expansion of structure to the Caucasian region
and principles of good neighborhood. My country supports position of
the European Union in the said question. To tell the truth, in region
there are a number of problems, including the Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorny Karabakh conflict. All problems following from this conflict
will not be solved yet the question constantly should be on the
agenda of all international organizations, including the Council
of Europe. It is necessary for us to prosecute seriously these
subjects. The concrete position of Estonia in the said question is:
Estonia supports respect of territorial integrity of all states and
protection of principle of inviolability of borders.