President’s visit to Germany will boost EU support for Azerbaijan – official

Lider TV, Baku
1 Sep 04

[Presenter] The process of supporting official Baku’s just position
on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagornyy
Karabakh will continue in Europe and [Azerbaijani] President Ilham
Aliyev’s visit to Germany will have its effect on this, the head
of the foreign relations department of the Azerbaijani presidential
administration, Novruz Mammadov, has said.

[Correspondent, over video of Aliyev’s visit to Germany] President
Aliyev’s official visit to Germany should be considered one of the
important events of the year, Mammadov says. The visit will positively
affect not only the development of relations between Azerbaijan and
Germany, but also Azerbaijan’s integration into the European Union
in general, he said. Germany’s position is taken into account in
all European countries and official Berlin shows a friendly attitude
towards Azerbaijan and will continue doing so, end of quote. Mammadov
said this tendency would make itself felt in the resolution of the
Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.

[Mammadov] The discussions and exchange of views will have a strong
effect on supporting Azerbaijan’s fair position on the resolution
of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. Germany is
one of the leading countries in the world and in Europe. Germany’s
position is taken into consideration everywhere.

[Correspondent] Mammadov said that President Aliyev’s official visit to
Germany will intensify the support for Azerbaijan’s just position in
individual countries and international organizations alike, a process
that started in Europe early this year.

Radik Ismayilov, Sabuhi Asadov for Lider TV