BAKU: Press service of Aliyev reports conversation b/w Aliyev & Rice

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Aug 25 2005

PRESS SERVICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN REPORTS
[August 25, 2005, 21:14:54]

On 25 August, Secretary of State of the United States Condeleeza Rice
has called to the President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev.

The sides expressed pleasure for development of the relations between
Azerbaijan and the United States in numerous fields.

Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice stated that she attaches great
attention to the negotiations between the Presidents of Azerbaijan
and Armenia related to settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno
Karabakh conflict during the Kazan Summit and is hopeful that it will
promote peace settlement of the problem.

President Ilham Aliyev, in turn, marking importance of the talks with
the Armenian president in Kazan, expressed confidence for positive
results.

During the phone talk, also were exchanged views on situation in
Azerbaijan, including the preparation process for the forthcoming
parliament elections.

Head of the Azerbaijan State and the US Secretary of State have also
discussed a number of other questions of mutual interest.