BASHAR ASSAD: SYRIA RECOGNIZES AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND SUPPORTS PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO KARABAKH CONFLICT

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 12 2007

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Syrian
President Bashar Assad during his visit to this country, Azerbaijan
Honorary Consul to Lebanon Nazih Gassab told APA.

According to him, Elmar Mammadyarov discussed issues of mutual
interest and Syria’s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with
Bashar Assad.

Syrian President said his country recognizes Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity and supports peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict.

Mammadyarov and Assad stressed the importance of regional cooperation
and joint projects. The meeting also covered issues of establishing
Azerbaijani embassy in Syria. The sides also touched on the situation
in Iraq and Palestine. Two sides agreed to continue talks on the
issues of mutual interest in the future.

Syrian Foreign Minister Valid al-Muallim’s visit to Azerbaijan has
been agreed by the sides on this purpose.