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FOREIGN MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA DISCUSS SITUATION IN THE REGION
The Messenger
Dec 24 2008
Georgia
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze discussed
issues of bilateral cooperation and the situation in the region after
the developments in August on Monday.
"We discussed both tete-a-tete and in a broader format the problems our
countries are facing," Mamedyarov stated at the joint news conference
after the meeting. "First of all, we discussed the situation in the
region against the background of recent developments in Georgia. I
described the current state of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno
Karabakh conflict. The broader spectrum of bilateral relations was
also discussed," he added.
According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, the development
of cooperation within the GUAM, UN and OSCE frameworks was also
discussed. "We emphasized the growth in commodity turnover between
the two states. It increased by 86% last year and was worth USD
700 million," the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan stated. "We also
touched on the issue of humanitarian and cultural cooperation and
the situation with Azerbaijani schools in Georgia," Mammadyarov
stated. Grigol Vashadze, in turn, said there was mutual understanding
on the issues discussed.
The Messenger
Dec 24 2008
Georgia
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze discussed
issues of bilateral cooperation and the situation in the region after
the developments in August on Monday.
"We discussed both tete-a-tete and in a broader format the problems our
countries are facing," Mamedyarov stated at the joint news conference
after the meeting. "First of all, we discussed the situation in the
region against the background of recent developments in Georgia. I
described the current state of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno
Karabakh conflict. The broader spectrum of bilateral relations was
also discussed," he added.
According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, the development
of cooperation within the GUAM, UN and OSCE frameworks was also
discussed. "We emphasized the growth in commodity turnover between
the two states. It increased by 86% last year and was worth USD
700 million," the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan stated. "We also
touched on the issue of humanitarian and cultural cooperation and
the situation with Azerbaijani schools in Georgia," Mammadyarov
stated. Grigol Vashadze, in turn, said there was mutual understanding
on the issues discussed.