TREND Information, Azerbaijan
July 7 2006
Azeri FM still in Germany
Source: Trend
Author: S.Agayeva
07.07.2006
The official visit of Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov to
Germany is on. Head of press and information policy with Foreign
Ministry Tahir Tagizadeh told Trendon the second day of the visit
Mamedyarov took part in the meeting arranged by Marshall Fund.
At the meeting were also taking part representatives of Germany
government, NGOs, research institutes, as well as ambassadors of
foreign countries, mass media representatives and so. Speaking at the
meeting, Azeri minister provided detail on the current economical
and political development of Azerbaijan, implemented economic
projects, including oil and gas pipelines Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan,
Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum, planned railroad Baku-Tbilisi-Ahalkalaki-Kars,
the country’s integration with Euro-Atlantic space and its
participation in the EU and so.
The most of his speech Azeri diplomat devoted to Azerbaijan’s most
complicated problem – peaceful settlement of Azeri-Armenian conflict.
Stating the tragic consequence of Armenian aggression, minister said
the conflict prevents ensuring peace and security in the region. He
also said Armenians adhere to illegal settling and ethnic cleansing
policy on Azerbaijan’s occupied grounds, Azerbaijan’s culture
and historical monuments in Armenia and in Nagorno-Karabakh are
demolished and set on fire.
On the same day, Mamedyarov met with members of German-Caucasian
friendship group with Bundestag of Germany. The group chairman Stefan
Reichel informed the minister of enlarging the group, estimating this
as an increase of interest in Azerbaijan. In turn, Azeri Minister
stated his satisfaction with dynamic development of mutual relations
between Germany and Azerbaijan, underlined the necessity in further
collaboration.
Within the visit, Minister attended the new building of Azeri Embassy
to Germany. The same day, at the invitation of Prime Minister of
Baden-Wurttemberg Federal Land Mamedyarov visited the reception at
the Land’s representation in Berlin.
The Azeri Foreign Minister’s visit to Germany is going on.