Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Oct 21 2004
USA SUPPORTS PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN, NAGORNY
KARABAKH CONFLICT
[October 22, 2004, 11:30:05]
Foreign minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmar Mammadyarov met US
aide to Secretary of State for Europe and Asia affairs ambassador Ms.
Lora Kennedy, 21 October.
Expressing confidence that the visits of the US representatives will
play positive role in gaining comprehensive knowledge on Azerbaijan,
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated that the US-Azerbaijan relations
are developing successfully in all fields and expressed hope these
relations would acquire higher level due to joint efforts in the
years coming.
Ms. Lora Kennedy said she adheres expansion of relations with
Azerbaijan, which is strategic partner of her country, and these
relations should certainly acquire higher level in future.
Underlining that the United States supports economic projects
promoting development of Azerbaijan and peaceful settlement of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, said that the OSCE
Minsk Group is keen in solution of this problem. Representative of
the Department of State expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan’s
participation in global combat against terror, saying, the US
government has given high assessment to the role of Azerbaijani
militaries in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov emphasized that partnership with
the United States is of great importance for the country and as a
sign of this partnership he named the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and
Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum projects especially stating that the necessary
efforts would be made for realization of transportation of the
Azerbaijani gas to the European markets through the said gas
pipeline. Also noting the necessity of quick resolution to the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict threatening economic
and political stability in Azerbaijan, the Minister has called the US
to be more active in this process as one of the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group. The Minister expressed hope that US would hold fair
position related to illegal inhabiting of the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan by Armenia. Elmar Mammadyarov stated that, as a part of
Europe, Azerbaijan would carry out the democratic reforms and
henceforth on the base of international legal norms.
Also were discussed other questions of mutual interest.