Azerbaijani President receives World Food Program executive director

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 27, 2006

Azerbaijan~Rs President today received the delegation led by the
United Nations World Food Program executive director James Morris.

APA reports quoting the President~Rs press service the head of state
said Azerbaijan is speedily developing in political and economical
spheres. He stressed the main concern is Armenia~Rs aggression
against Azerbaijan, which led to at least 1 million of Azerbaijanis
becoming refugees and internally displaced persons. President Aliyev
said the government is implementing effective measures to improve
living conditions of these refugees and IDPs adding all of the
displaced-persons camps in Azerbaijan will be removed.

The President also thanked to the UN World Food Program for continuous
aid to Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs expressing confidence for further
cooperation with the WFP.

Mr.Morris expressed satisfaction with the high level cooperation
between the WFP and Azerbaijan. He said he met with refugees and IDPs
during his visit in Azerbaijan adding he was deeply impressed by the
measures implemented by the government, especially, President Ilham
Aliyev to improve the conditions of refugees and IDPs. The visitor
expressed confidence for further expansion of cooperation between
the World Food Program and Azerbaijan./APA/

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress