AZERBAIJANI DM SAFAR ABIYEV RECEIVED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERT SIMMONS

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 10 2006

Today Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, general- colonel Safar Abiyev
has received Robert Simmons, special representative of NATO Secretary
General on Caucasus and Central Asia, Defense ministry press service
has told APA.

Mr. Abiyev has stated in a meeting that Azerbaijan cooperates actively
with NATO, fulfills obligations on Individual Partnership Activity Plan
(IPAP). Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict’s not being settled prevents
successful development of Azerbaijan-NATO relations: “Armenia
does not meet international law norms. International Community
should impact on Azerbaijan in this issue. If the conflict is not
solved in a peaceful way, Azerbaijan will restore its territorial
integrity itself.” Mr.Simmons in his turn has pointed out that
perspectives of NATO-Azerbaijan are great, implementation of IPAP
will give impetus to Azerbaijan to strengthen its defense capacity:
“As concerns Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict NATO support peaceful way
of the conflict solution.”