BAKU: FM: Territ. Integ. not discussed as Int’l Comm. recognizes it

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 16 2006

Elmar Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity not discussed
as international community recognizes it

[ 16 Dec. 2006 13:03 ]

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev also reaffirmed that territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan is not a subject for discussion in the
settlement process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict as the international
community recognizes the territorial wholeness of Azerbaijan,
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said, APA reports.

Commenting on Armenian FM Vardan Oskanyan’s statement `Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity is not a subject for discussion’, Elmar
Mammadyarov said Nagorno Karabakh conflict can only be settled on the
basis of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
`That’s why Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity is not a subject
matter for discussion in this process,’ underlined Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister.
Mr. Mammadyarov said the OSCE MG co-chairs informed Miguel Angel
Moratinos, Foreign Minister of new OSCE-chair Spain, of the ongoing
negotiations on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
He said the new OSCE Chairman-in-Office will pay a visit to
Azerbaijan next year.
`The exact date of the visit has not been fixed yet. Spanish embassy
will be opened in Azerbaijan during the visit,’ he underscored. /APA/