Agency quotes Secretary Powell on support for Azeri territorial integrity

Turan news agency
18 Jan 05

BAKU

US Secretary of State Colin Powell sent a letter to Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on 10 January.

The letter expressed the [US] stance on the UN General Assembly
discussions of the situation in the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan, as well as on the bilateral negotiations at the highest
level between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Foreign Ministry’s press
centre has reported.

Powell described as “hopeful” the “important steps” taken in the
course of the Prague talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
foreign ministers, and during the meetings between the two countries’
presidents in Astana and Warsaw.

Powell also writes that Washington “unequivocally” supports
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and is glad to take part in a
mission to monitor the situation on the ground, and “impatiently”
awaits the expert conclusion.