TOKYO SUPPORTS NAGORNO-KARABAKH SETTLEMENT UNDER AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

Trend News Agency
June 18 2009
Azerbaijan

Tokyo believes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be solved through
a peace way on different channels, including via the OSCE Minsk
Group, on the base of principles of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and
territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally
recognized borders. Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone
expressed official Japan’s position at a joint news conference with
his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov who is in visit in
this country.

Japan again stated its support to efforts on achieving peace and
stability in the region, as well as expressed its hope for constructive
cooperation with international partners in the Caucasus region which
unites Asia and Europe. "The Caucasus has the opportunity to become
a peace and prosperity region for all nations," Nakasone said, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend News.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov expressed Baku’s gratitude
to Japan for its support to GUAM and active cooperation with the
organization. The both parties expressed their confidence that
continuation of the GUAM-Japan dialogue will enable to form a
transparent base for further cooperation in the fields of mutual
interest, including tourism, trade and investment, energy security
and environmental protection.

The both countries’ ministers stated their confidence that a cultural
exchange is important in strengthening of mutual understanding and
expanding of cooperation in science, education, culture and health.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress