KELBEJER AND LACHIN SHOULD BE LIBERATED UNEQUIVOCALLY : AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan –
April 26 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend S.Agayeva / Elmar Mammadyarov, the
Azerbaijani foreign minister, stated during talks with journalists
on 26 April that, although there are still serious problems pending,
talks on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh have reached a stage where
major principles have been settled.

Azerbaijan remains loyal to the liberation of the occupied territory.

"We understand that this is impossible to achieve in one day and we
working step-by-step," the minister stressed.

"The peacekeeping forces should be placed in the liberated areas
and communication should be restored. Kelbejer and Lachin should be
liberated unequivocally, because they are, like the other occupied
districts Agdam, Jabrayil etc., under occupation," the minister stated.

Mammadyarov noted that the Azerbaijani population should
return to liberated regions. "Next we can discuss the status of
Nagorno-Karabakh," the minister stressed.