AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT REMARKS SUCCESS OF AZERBAIJAN-RUSSIA COOPERATION
Author: P. Kesamanski
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Oct 30 2006
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, stated in his interview with
the foreign media accredited in Russia that the Government of Russia
takes steps for the peaceable resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict, Trend reports.
The President stated that Russia is a neighbor of Azerbaijan, whereas
Armenia does not border with Russia. In addition, Russia is also a
co-chair of the OSCE Minks Group, which is involved in the resolution
of the [Armenian-Azerbaijani] Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "We hold
positive work experience with Russian officials and the Russian
policy in the settlement of the conflict. We succeeded to eliminate
all unsolved problems. Presently, the country has achieved great
successes in the economic, political and cultural spheres," the head
of the sate reiterated.
Mr. Aliyev ruled out that good bonds between Russia and Armenia
impede Moscow’s bilateral relationships with Azerbaijan. ‘If to
compare Azerbaijan and Armenia, one can easily see which country
represents more importance. From the aspect of partnership, energy,
geographic situation, political situation, of course, Azerbaijan can
not be compared with Armenia,’ the President said.