Baku, Rome sign joint declaration

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 26 2004

Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Margherita Boniver arrived in
Baku on Thursday as part of her tour of the South Caucasus region.
The Italian diplomat met with President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister
Artur Rasizada and Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov. Boniver
and her Azerbaijani counterpart Khalafov discussed issues related to
prospects for cooperation, expanding participation of Italian companies
in Azerbaijan’s energy and non-oil sector, as well as the situation
with the settlement of the Upper Garabagh conflict. In conclusion of
the discussions, the Azerbaijani and Italian deputy foreign ministers
signed a joint declaration on a consultative forum on economic issues.*