BAKU: FM Of Azerbaijan Meets Norwegian Ambassador To The Country

FM OF AZERBAIJAN MEETS NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE COUNTRY

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Jan 17 2007

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov on 17 January met
with the newly appointed ambassador of Norway to the country John
Ramberg. The latter presented copy of his credentials to the Foreign
Minister.

A number of questions, in particular, expansion of Azerbaijan-Norway
relations in the political, security, economy and humanitarian fields
were discussed in the meeting. As was stated, cooperation between two
countries in economic, trade and energy sector is high level, but the
contract-legal base is to be improved. There is a great potential to
develop ties in other spheres either.

Minister Mammadyarov updated the Ambassador on the latest
accomplishments Azerbaijan gained in diverse fields, noting the
importance of Azerbaijan’s integration to European and Euro-Atlantic
structures, the positive experience of cooperation of the two states
in the international frame.

Mr. Mammadyarov informed about negotiations for settlement of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, marking that the world
countries support fair cause of Azerbaijan.

The Minister wished success to the Ambassador in his activity for
further development of mutually useful and friendly relations between
two countries.