AzerTag
25 Oct. 2004
FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS MEASURES OF CONFIDENCE IN ALMATY
[October 25, 2004, 12:54:12]
Deputy foreign minister of Azerbaijan Vagif Sadigov headed the
delegation of Azerbaijan in these discussions, AzerTAj correspondent
reported.
Discussed were issues on combat against terrorism, separatism,
extremism, situation in Afghanistan, restoration of peace and stability
on the South Caucasus. Participants of the event called on the world
community to show respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Iraq.
The session has adopted catalogue of Measures of Confidence, the
political declaration and official rules.
Having touched the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, Vagif
Sadigov has stated that presence of double standards in the mentioned
question impedes settlement of the problem. As he said, the Armenians
are settled in the occupied Azerbaijan lands, which contradict
international norms. In this connection, Mr. Sadigov met the deputy
minister of internal affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov, the first
deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan Zalmo Aziz, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Thailand Surakiat Sathirathai, the deputy foreign minister
of Kazakhstan Asker Shakirov, in detail informed them on the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict.
Let’s remind, that members of meeting concerning Measures of trust in
Asia are 16 countries.