INDIAN COMPANY ILLEGALLY TAPPING GOLD IN OCCUPIED AZERI LANDS TO BE PUNISHED, RAMESH VOWS

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 11 2007

India will probe the issue with its company that is engaged in illegal
exploitation of gold in Azeri territories occupied by Armenia, said
Indian Minister of State for Commerce Shri Jairam Ramesh in Baku.

"In Baku I heard about the illegal involvement of an Indian company
in Azerbaijan’s territory. We will investigate this issue and will
take effective action," he added.

He said India supports the fact that Indian companies have to
operate in accordance with the intergovernmental agreements and local
legislation.