AZERBAIJANI FM MEETS EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR S. CAUCASUS

Tehran Times
Nov 18 2009

Azerbaijan Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov met with
visiting EU Special Representative, for the South Caucasus, Peter
Semneby on Nov. 16.

They exchanged views on the current situation of and prospects for
Azerbaijan-EU relations.

Semneby stressed the European Union is keen on closer relations with
Azerbaijan and soonest establishment of peace in the region.

Mammadyarov, in his turn, underlined Azerbaijan’s interest in expansion
of cooperation with the EU.

On the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, the Minister
described the status quo emerged in the wake of Armenia’s occupying
Azerbaijani territories as an unacceptable situation, said "the
dispute can be settled only on the basis Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity and international legal norms".

The meeting also discussed issues of mutual interest.