AzerTag, Azerbaijan
May 12 2006

AZERBAIJANI FM: AZERBAIJAN TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO ITS PRINCIPLED
STAND
[May 12, 2006, 12:03:32]

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met May 11 with
special envoy of the OSCE chairman-in-office Pierre Chevalie to
discuss Azerbaijan-OSCE cooperation, negotiations on the
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, socio-political
reforms, large-scale energy projects and other issues.

Speaking of Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Minister E.
Mammadyarov stressed a need to settle the problem in line with
international law and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. According
to him, Azerbaijan will be committed to its principled stand during
the meeting of foreign ministers of both countries slated for late
May in Strasbourg.

Pierre Chevalier hoped for better results of the negotiations
mediated by international organizations, in particular, OSCE Mink
Group.

The meeting also focused on other issues of mutual interest.