Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Aug 24 2004

FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND DENMARK HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
[August 24, 2004, 15:51:56]

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with
Danish counterpart Per Stig Moellere behind closed doors on August
23.

After the meeting, the Ministers held a press conference for media
representatives.

Noting that the discussions have been very useful both from political
and economic viewpoint, Minister Mammadyarov especially emphasized
that for the last seven years the Danish government had rendered US$
14 mln humanitarian aid to Azerbaijani refugees and internally
displaced people. He advised that the meeting had also been focused
on such issues as the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
over Nagorno-Karabakh, fight against terror and weapon of mass
destruction, as well as international and regional situation.

Mr. Per Stig Moellere pointed out the considerable expanding in the
last years the Azerbaijan’s relations with European countries
including Denmark. The Danish Minister stressed that his country has
a concern in further development of the links, and announced that
tomorrow a honorable consulate and in a few month an Embassy of
Denmark to Azerbaijan would be opened in Baku.

The guest added that Denmark is ready to help Azerbaijan in
environment protection and energy sector development.

Finally, both Ministers responded to the questions from journalists.