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LATVIA BACKS AZERI INTEGRITY
AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
May 2, 2007 Wednesday
Latvia backs Azerbaijans territorial integrity, its foreign minister
Artis Pabriks told the press after meeting his Azerbaijani counterpart
Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku on Monday.Pabriks told a news briefing at
the Foreign Ministry that the issues discussed included regional and
bilateral cooperation, energy supplies and Azerbaijans integration
into European organizations. He said Latvia was ready to assist the
country in its integration into NATO. Azerbaijan will be able to
capitalize on Latvias experience.
Pabriks emphasized that Azerbaijan has turned into a leading
regional state on economic potential. He said that as a European
Union member state, his country was greatly interested in the South
Caucasus region and Azerbaijans vast energy resources have further
wetted its appetite.From this standpoint, we are interested in
security in this region. We hope that the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper
(Nagorno) Garabagh conflict will find its solution soon. This meets
the interests of both the conflicting sides and the EU, the Latvian
minister said.Mammadyarov, for his part, said Azerbaijan and Latvia
have expanded cooperation of late. The Latvian embassy opened in
Baku on Monday. I believe that this indicates [the high level of]
relations between the two countries.The Azerbaijani minister said
forging multi-lateral cooperation with the EU member state Latvia
meets his countrys interests and praised the ongoing talks in this
respect.Touching on the ongoing efforts to solve Azerbaijans most
pressing problem, the Garabagh conflict, he said: As we know, Latvia
has stated its position on the level of the head of state. Its position
is that the conflict should be settled in peace and while honoring
Azerbaijans territorial integrity.Mammadyarov said talks on economic
issues focused on energy security and ways of broadening ties in the
field. The two countries also agreed to establish relations between
their parliaments and to conduct the Days of Latvia in Azerbaijan
and the Days of Azerbaijan in Latvia.
AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
May 2, 2007 Wednesday
Latvia backs Azerbaijans territorial integrity, its foreign minister
Artis Pabriks told the press after meeting his Azerbaijani counterpart
Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku on Monday.Pabriks told a news briefing at
the Foreign Ministry that the issues discussed included regional and
bilateral cooperation, energy supplies and Azerbaijans integration
into European organizations. He said Latvia was ready to assist the
country in its integration into NATO. Azerbaijan will be able to
capitalize on Latvias experience.
Pabriks emphasized that Azerbaijan has turned into a leading
regional state on economic potential. He said that as a European
Union member state, his country was greatly interested in the South
Caucasus region and Azerbaijans vast energy resources have further
wetted its appetite.From this standpoint, we are interested in
security in this region. We hope that the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper
(Nagorno) Garabagh conflict will find its solution soon. This meets
the interests of both the conflicting sides and the EU, the Latvian
minister said.Mammadyarov, for his part, said Azerbaijan and Latvia
have expanded cooperation of late. The Latvian embassy opened in
Baku on Monday. I believe that this indicates [the high level of]
relations between the two countries.The Azerbaijani minister said
forging multi-lateral cooperation with the EU member state Latvia
meets his countrys interests and praised the ongoing talks in this
respect.Touching on the ongoing efforts to solve Azerbaijans most
pressing problem, the Garabagh conflict, he said: As we know, Latvia
has stated its position on the level of the head of state. Its position
is that the conflict should be settled in peace and while honoring
Azerbaijans territorial integrity.Mammadyarov said talks on economic
issues focused on energy security and ways of broadening ties in the
field. The two countries also agreed to establish relations between
their parliaments and to conduct the Days of Latvia in Azerbaijan
and the Days of Azerbaijan in Latvia.