BAKU: Kuwait Supports Azerbaijan In Karabakh Question

KUWAIT SUPPORTS AZERBAIJAN IN NAGORNO KARABAKH QUESTION

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Sept 22 2005

Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met the
Kuwait-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Group’s delegation lead by
Kuwait’s MP Hamood Mansour El-Hajiri.

Noting that opening of the Azerbaijan embassy in Kuwait creates
favorable atmosphere for close cooperation between the two states,
Minister Mammadyarov wished Kuwait to open its embassy in Azerbaijan,
too, which, according to him, would promote significant impact on
development of bilateral links.

Minister Mammadyarov updated the guests on current situation in the
negotiations concerning the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh
conflict and Azerbaijan’s position in these process, emphasized that
settlement of the conflict is possible only in the frame of territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan.

Underlining that the State of Kuwait supports Azerbaijan in settlement
of the conflict, Mr.

Hamood Mansour El-Hajiri expressed hope for further development of
bilateral cooperation.

Touching upon the situation in Iraq, Mr. Mammadyarov said strengthening
of territorial integrity of this country is necessary; otherwise,
it will cause threat in region.

The sides also had exchange of views on cooperation in the political,
economic, cultural and tourism fields between the two counties.