BAKU: Mammadyarov: Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict affects negatively

Today, Azerbaijan
June 3 2006

Elmar Mammadyarov: “Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict affects negatively to
peace, stability and integration in the region”

03 June 2006 [10:57] – Today.Az

Yesterday Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov received Defense Minister
of Tajikistan, general-colonel Shirali Khayrulloyev.

As APA reports, the guest highly appreciated Azerbaijan-Tajikistan
all round relations’ development.

In his turn, Elmar Mammadyarov stated high development of economic
and political relations between two countries, stressed possibility
of opening of the Embassy in Tajikistan in nearest future, this step
will provide expansion of relations between two countries.

Giving information on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict settlement, the
Minister said that conflict affects negatively to peace, stability
and integration in the region. Elmar Mammadyarov said that as a
result of occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenians,
cultural heritage of Azerbaijan is destroyed in occupied territories
as well as in the territories of Armenia.

Regional security issues were also touched upon. The Minister spoke
of important economic projects Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline,
Baku-Tbilisi-Arzurum gas pipeline, Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Gars
railway station, informed about the implemented works in the
development of non-oil sector of Azerbaijan.

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