SWISS DIPLOMAT BRIEFS AZERI MINISTER ON TURKEY-ARMENIA TALKS

Turan News Agency
May 18 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku, 18 May: The Swiss State Secretary of the Federal Department
of Foreign Affairs, Michael Ambuehl, has briefed Azerbaijani Foreign
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on the Bern-mediated negotiating process
between Turkey and Armenia.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s press service reported that, in
turn, Mammadyarov spoke about the course of talks on the Nagornyy
Karabakh settlement. "Recent events have shown that without the
consideration of Azerbaijan’s position, without the resolution of the
Karabakh conflict, it is impossible to achieve progress in the cause
of ensuring stability and security in the region," Mammadyarov said.

Issues related to the development of bilateral relations and topical
regional and international problems were also discussed during the
meeting.

The usefulness of consultations between the foreign departments of
the two countries in the development of Azerbaijani-Swiss relations
was noted.