KAZAKHSTAN SUPPORTS FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA – AMBASSADOR

Trend News Agency
March 18 2008
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 March / TrendNews corr. S.Agayeva / Kazakhstan
supports friendly relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia, Serik
Primbetov, the new Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan, stated
commenting on Kazakhstan’s position. Primbetov took a neutral position
during the voting to the UN General Assembly resolution ‘State in
the Azerbaijani occupied territories’

The UN General Assembly supported the resolution developed by
the Azerbaijani Government which provides immediate, complete and
unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian troops from all occupied
territories of Azerbaijan.

Thirty-nine countries voted in support of the resolution, 7 were
against and 100 abstained from voting. OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs voted
against the resolution. "We support the territorial integrity of the
Azerbaijani Government and supports the peaceful settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh," Ambassador said.