Azerbaijan, Moldova Face Similar Problems, Says Moldovan President

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Oct 28, 2004

Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, who visited Baku on October 26-27,
met with the Milli Majlis (parliament) Speaker Murtuz Alasgarov on
Wednesday. The parties focused on relations between the two countries.
Touching on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Alasgarov said that 20%
of Azerbaijan’s territory has been occupied by Armenia and more than
one million people became refugees and internally displaced persons
as a result of the Armenian aggression.

Stating that Azerbaijan and Moldova face a common problem of violation
of their territorial integrity, the speaker stressed the need for
settling both the Nagorno Karabakh and Transnistria conflicts.

Moldovan President Voronin confirmed that both countries have similar
problems. With regard to the world community’s position on the Nagorno
Karabakh and Transnistria conflicts, Voronin underlined that only
the countries that are closely familiar with these problems can
understand them.