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  • BAKU: Fried: US Will Discuss All Its Further Steps On Iran WithAzerb

    FRIED: US WILL DISCUSS ALL ITS FURTHER STEPS ON IRAN WITH AZERBAIJAN

    Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
    March 14 2006

    The US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
    Daniel Fried on a visit in Baku held a press conference today (APA).

    The Assistant Secretary of State said that the delegation he led had
    talks with Azerbaijani officials, NGO and opposition representatives
    in the two-day visit in Baku.

    Reminding that he met with President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister
    Elmar Mammadyarov, Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev, the
    diplomat said that the discussions focused on the Garabagh conflict,
    development of democracy as well as regional issues. Mr.Fried also said
    Iran's nuclear programme was also discussed in the talks and added the
    US will discuss all its further steps concerning Iran with Azerbaijan.

    Calling the negotiations in Rambouillet to be unsuccessful, the
    American diplomat thinks Azerbaijani displaced persons should be sent
    to their native homes as soon as possible and added that the outbreak
    of war will result in calamity for all.

    Mr.Fried also expressed satisfaction of the successfful development
    of military cooperation between US and Azerbaijan and said the
    delegation includes a military expert too. Fried also reported that
    he will leave for Tbilisi, Yerevan and Ankara after that. Though the
    American diplomat said the Nagorno Garabagh issue will be discussed
    in Yerevan, he did not publicize the details.

    Refereeing to the upcoming re-elections in Azerbaijan, the diplomat
    said a powerful state must have a powerful opposition at the same time,
    the US wants to see a powerful Azerbaijan namely for this reason.

    Commenting on US attack plans on Iran, Fried said, "We do not consider
    the possibility of this issue, we want the world community make Iran
    refrain from its nuclear programme."

    Fried also commented on Kocharyan's statement that Armenia will
    recognize the independence of Nagorno Garabagh if the negotiating
    process yields no results. Fried said that the problem cannot be
    solved by such statements.
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