DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VAGIF SADIKHOV: "AZERBAIJAN MAKES ALL EFFORTS TO SOLVE NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT"

APA
Jan 21 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Ibad Bagirov – APA. Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif
Sadikhov spoke about the most painful problem of Azerbaijan – Nagorno
karabakh conflict in his interview to Saudi Arabian Ukaz newspaper.

According to APA, the deputy minister said 20 percent of Azerbaijani
lands were under the Armenian occupation and Azerbaijan was making
all efforts to solve this problem.

Vagif Sadikhov said Saudi Arabia was playing significant role in
establishing peace and stability not only in the region, but in
entire world. He said Azerbaijan was attaching great importance to
the strengthening of economic, political and cultural relations with
Saudi Arabia. The deputy minister emphasized that Saudi Arabia was
one of the first countries, which support Azerbaijan in the solution
of Nagorno Karabakh problem. He highly appreciated humanitarian
assistance of Saudi Arabia to the Azerbaijani refugees.

The deputy minister attended the meeting of experts researching the
observing status issue in OIC Chapter on January 18-20. Vagif Sadikhov
will also attend the conference "The role of OIC in defending peace
and security and solution to the conflicts in the territories of OIC
member countries" on January 23-24.