AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT EXPECTS RUSSIA TO TAKE PART IN RESOLUTION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

Trend News Agency
Sept 16 2008
Azerbaijan

Russia, Moscow, 16 September/ TrendNews, corr R. Agayev / Azerbaijan
expects Russia to continue its active role in the resolution of
[Armenian -Azerbaijani] Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated in a joint news conference with the
Russian President on 16 September.

"Despite difficulties, we think there exist all conditions to solve
the conflict in line interests of all parties and international law,"
Aliyev said.

"The mechanisms of efficient cooperation should be found. If
such solution is found soon, it will open good opportunities for
cooperation," he added.

"We appreciate the level of cooperation with Russia and seek to enhance
it and we will do our best to achieve this goal," Ilham Aliyev said.

"Russia will further take every effort to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. We support continuation of direct talks between Azerbaijani
and Armenian presidents. Russia’s position remains unchanged: we will
further put efforts to find a mutually acceptable solution of this
problem," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated.