Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
Jan 14 2005

FOREIGN MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN MEETS DELEGATION OF JAPAN
[January 14, 2005, 22:01:31]

Foreign minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Elmar Mammadyarov has met
on January 14 the delegation led by the senior vice-foreign minister
of Japan Ichiro Aisava.

Noting that the official visit of nationwide leader of Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev to Japan in 1998 has given strong impulse to
development bilateral relations between two countries, the Minister
expressed pleasure with the existent high level of the friendly and
cooperation ties, and hoped for further development of them. Mr.
Mammadyarov thanked the government of Japan for the rendered
humanitarian assistance and grants for a number of economic projects
and underlined the necessity of investing in the non-oil sector in
Azerbaijan as well.

Touching the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, updated
the guests on the recently held Prague negotiations. The Minister
expressed necessity of execution of the resolutions adopted by the UN
Security Council and other international organizations on settlement
of the conflict by peace way and on the base of international legal
norms, in the frame of territorial integrity and inviolability of
borders.

Mr. Ichiro Aisava said that he attaches great importance to
development of the links with Azerbaijan noting that he supports
expansion of the bilateral cooperation.

Speaking of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh conflict, Mr. I.
Aisava emphasized importance of continuation of talks and expressed
hope for quick solution of the problem with efforts of the
international community.

The sides also focused other questions of mutual interest.