WITHDRAWAL OF ARMENIAN FORCES FROM AZERBAIJAN’S OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IS MAIN CONDITION FOR RESTORING PEACE AND STABILITY IN REGION: AZERBAIJANI FM
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Oct 23 2009
Azerbaijan
Withdrawal of the Armenian forces from the occupied Azerbaijani
territory is major condition to restore peace and stability in the
region, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a
meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European
and Eurasian Affairs Tina S.Kaidanow on Oct.23.
Mammadyarov noted that normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations and settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are closely
interrelated processes and the advances should be achieved in parallel
in both issues, the Foreign Ministry said.
Noting the importance of opening communication for consistent peace and
stability in the region, the minister said this requires the Armenian
armed forces to withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
The U.S. administration places great importance to cooperation with
Azerbaijan and is interested in its further development, Kaidanow
said at the meeting.
The U.S. is ready to contribute to speedy settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group,
Kaidanow added.
According to the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Washington
backs positive progress in resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.