Azeri FM received Japanese deputy FM
Source: Trend
15.07.2006
Author: P.Kasamanski
On July 14, the foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov
received the Japanese deputy foreign minister Akiko Yamanaka.
The guest noted that the visit of Azerbaijani president to Japan in
February of the current year played an important role in strengthening
the relations between the two countries, and the cooperation on base
of signed agreements covers several spheres.
Besides, she noted that Japan highly assesses the efforts of Azerbaijan
in developing the democracy and market economy.
Yamanaka expressed that Japan is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan
in other spheres, particularly in pharmaceutics, production of
air-conditioners and development of small and medium business. She
noted that the strengthening of peace, stability and prosperity in
Azerbaijan affects the stability in South Caucasus. Besides, she
pointed out that Tokyo has always supported the peaceful settlement
of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Mentioning the importance of joint Azerbaijani-Japanese statement
"On wide development of friendship and partnership of between Japan
and Azerbaijan" made during the visit of Azerbaijani president Ilham
Aliyev to Japan, Mammadyarov highly assessed the cooperation of the
two countries within UNO.
He presented to the attention of the guest that the aggression of
Armenia against Azerbaijan prevents the stability in South Caucasus
region.
Noting that the regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a
stage-by-stage process, Mammadyarov mentioned the importance of
returning the occupied lands, placing the internally displaced persons
there, ensuring their security and prosperity and then appointing
the status of Nagorno-Karabakh within the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan.