AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES LITHUANIAN MPS

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Oct 24 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend / Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov received a Lithuanian parliamentary delegation led
by Yustinas Korosas, the chairman of the permanent parliamentary
commission on foreign relations of the Seim [Parliament], Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry said.

The two sides stressed the expediency of developing energy cooperation
between Azerbaijan and Lithuania.

Mammadyarov stressed that the Baltic countries, including Lithuania,
play a role of bridge in the country’s integration to the Euro-Atlantic
organizations and voiced his gratitude for political support.

Korosas said that common interests unite both countries. Azerbaijan
as a source of alternative energy is more reliable partner in the
region from the political and economic aspect.

The minister said the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is
the most important foreign policy issue and conditions the development
of Azerbaijan. Mammadyarov elaborated on the Armenian aggression,
ethnic cleansing and vandalism by Armenia.

The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and some issues of
regional significance.