AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Nov 19 2004
FOREIGN MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN MET AMBASSADORS OF EU AND OIC MEMBER
COUNTRIES, CHINA AND USA
[November 19, 2004, 11:28:18]
On 18 November, foreign minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmar
Mammadyarov has met ambassadors of the European Union and OIC member
countries, as well as China and USA in Baku, AzerTAj said.
Expressing gratitude for accepting invitation to participate at the
meeting, Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said he highly assesses support
of the countries at the coming discussions in New York on inclusion
of item `Situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan’ in the
agenda of the 59th session of the UN General Assembly current year 29
October. Noting that resettling by Armenia of the population at the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan contradicts international legal
norms and the Section 949 of the Geneva Convention, stressed
necessity of principle position of the international community to
stop this illegal activity.
The Minister said that this does not mean replacement of the OSCE
Minsk Group, and the goal is attract attention of international
organizations to the problem.
Finally, minister Elmar Mammadyarov expressed hope for support of the
countries ambassadors of which took part at the meeting and that the
world community would show respect for international legal
principles.