Baku Today, Azerbaijan
Aug 10 2004
US Supports Azerbaijan
Baku Today 10/08/2004 18:48
On August 9, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received an
American delegation led by Senator Ted Stevens, AzerTag reported on
Tuesday.
The parties discussed bilateral relations in political, economic and
military fields.
`The USA has an important role in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict as a co-chair of OSCE’s Minsk group,’ Aliyev said.
Stevens focused at Azerbaijan’s involvement in anti-terrorist
coalition in Iraq. He stressed the importance of cooperation between
the USA and Azerbaijan to develop the power resources in the region.
While Deputy Spokesperson at the US State Department, Adam Ereli,
stated that the US doesn’t recognize Nagorno Karabakh as an
independent country, Azertag reported on Tuesday.
`The future status of Nagorno-Karabakh depends on the ongoing
negotiations led by the OSCE’s Minsk group,’ said Ereli. `We are
supporting territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and we don’t believe
that the August 8, elections held in Nagorno Karabakh will have an
impact on the negotiations.’
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress