State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
July 9, 2009 Thursday
UAE BACKS AZERBAIJAN`s TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN
ZAYED AL NAHYAN
Baku July 9
The United Arab Emirates supports Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity,
the country`s foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
told his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov during a meeting
Thursday.
We want the dispute to be solved diplomatically, said the UAE FM,
calling Armenia to withdraw from the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan.
Mammadyarov hailed the UAE government`s support of his country`s
position on the issue.
The Azeri FM also praised the fact Azerbaijan and UAE mutually support
each other on a lot of other issues within international
organizations.
Sheikh Al Nahyan said the United Arab Emirates places a particular
emphasis on developing overall relationship with Azerbaijan.
I think petrochemical industry and tourism are among priority areas.
We are going to open our diplomatic representation here in Baku soon,
he said.
FM Mammadyarov praised the Azerbaijan-UAE relations.
He stressed the importance of boosting economic and cultural
cooperation.
It is also important that we conduct exchange of young diplomats, said
the Azeri FM.
The two also exchanged views on a range of regional and international
issues.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
