ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED MEETS PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN

WAM – Emirates News Agency
Fri Jul 10, 2009

WAM Azerbaijan, Baku, July 9, 2009 (WAM) — President of Azerbaijan,
Ilham Aliev, received here Wednesday Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who conveyed to the Azerbaijani
President greetings from President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan. President Aliev also conveyed through the UAE Foreign Minister
and reciprocatory greetings to the UAE President.

Sheikh Abdullah also met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar
Mammadyarov. They discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them
in various fields. They also discussed other issues of mutual interest.

Their discussions touched on the conflict on Nagorno-Karabakh between
Armenia and Azerbaijan. Sheikh Abdullah called for the implementation
of the resolutions related to that issue by UN Security Council and
the Organisation of Islamic conference.

Sheikh Abdullah said the UAE was deeply interested in boosting
bilateral ties with Azerbaijan in various areas, particularly in the
fields of Petrochemical industry and tourism.

He said the UAE will soon open its diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan
to further boost bilateral relations between the two countries.

For his side, the Azerbaijani foreign minister also reiterated his
country’s keen interest in strengthening bilateral ties with the UAE
in all areas, including the exchanging of diplomats. He said the two
countries share common stances on many international issues.

The two ministers also discussed a number of regional and international
issues of mutual interest.