AZERBAIJAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
March 21 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend A.Ismaylova / The Ambassador of
Azerbaijan to the UN, Agshin Mehdiyev, informed Trend that the
present stage of negotiations regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed on 20 March in New York at
the headquarters of the UN during the meeting of the Foreign Minister
of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, with the Secretary General of the
United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan expressed Azerbaijan’s position that
a more active involvement from various international organizations,
including the UN, by adopting international law standards and
principles, including principles of sovereignty and territorial
integrity, would assist in the prompt settlement of the regional
conflicts.
Mammadyarov reported on the extractive industry transparency
initiatives and said that Azerbaijan is prepared to share its
experience in this regard with UN participating countries.
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan arrived in Washington on 21 March.