Azeri minister urges Iranian aid in fair solution on Garabagh
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
April 20 2006
Baku, April 19, AssA-Irada — Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar
Abiyev receiving his Iranian counterpart Mostafa Muhammad Najjar
on Wednesday called on Iran to assist in the fair settlement of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh.
Abiyev emphasized that Armenia’s policy is the main obstacle for
security in the region.
Muhammad Najjar, in turn, said his country is ready to provide
such assistance, adding that Iran has always supported Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity.
The ministers also discussed issues of defense and security cooperation
between the two countries and the Caspian legal status.*