FOREIGN MINISTER OF CZECH REPUBLIC: "INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL NOT ALLOW NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT TO BLAZE UP AGAIN
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
04 Jul 2008
Baku. Lachin Sultanova-APA. An agreement on cooperation has been signed
between the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Czech Republic,
said Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan at the joint
briefing with his Czech counterpart, APA reports.
The Minister said he familiarized his counterpart with the settlement
process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and reminded that the Prague
process was started 4 years ago. Elmar Mammadyarov said they paid
special attention to the economic issues during the negotiations
and Czech and Azerbaijani business people had mutual interests to
the countries. "We have discussed upcoming chairmanship of Czech
Republic in the European Union taken over From France on January 1,
2009. The Minister said that the Czech embassy would be opened in
Azerbaijan after the chairmanship term expires and the residence
of current ambassador locates in Prague now". Foreign Minister of
Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg said he had held very open and
detailed negotiations with Elmar Mammadyarov. "We had very comfortable
dialogue because we called the development spade a spade". The Czech
Minister said that there was no problem in the bilateral relations and
both countries had common interests in the political field. He said
they discussed at the negotiations the current situation in EU and
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s approach to NATO and mutual visits between the
countries. The Czech minister stated that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
should be solved peacefully and within the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan. "The conflicts should be solved through the negotiations
between the two sides at the present time and international community
will not allow the conflicts to blaze up again". Schwarzenberg said
his country was ready to show necessary assistance to the solution
to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Responding the question about the US
missile defense in Czech Republic, Schwarzenberg said it was decided
to sign relative document with the USA later in July. "Regarding the
Gabala radar system, its current situation doesn’t meet the European
standards now, but this facility can be restored and used in future".
Speaking about the attitude of his country to Nabucco Project,
the Minister said Czech Republic was not attending this project,
but watching it closely. "This is very interesting project for Europe".