Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Oct 12 2004

JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE
[October 11, 2004, 19:00:45]

On the 11 October, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President
of Romania Ion Iliescu gave a joint press conference.

The President of Romania and Azerbaijan made a statement.

The Heads of State updated in detail on the issues they had discussed
both in private and enlarged format. They noted that the visit by
President Ilham Aliyev to Bucharest would promote strengthening
relations between the two countries.

After that, the Presidents responded to questions from journalists.

Answering the question from Azerbaijani reporter concerning the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, President
Ion Iliescu said Romania has always supported Azerbaijan in this
relation. The conflict must be settled by peace way on the base of
the countries’ territorial integrity, he said.

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On the same day, an official reception in honor of President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was given on behalf of President of Romania
Ion Iliescu at the “Cotroceni” Palace.

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Romania made speeches at the reception.