AzerTag, Azerbaijan
June 11 2005
JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF AZERBAIJAN AND CROATIA
[June 10, 2005, 21:05:40]
On the same day, a joint press conference of the President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Croatia Stipe Mesic.
The heads of the states made statements. Highly having estimated
official visit of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to
Croatia, Mr. Stipe Mesic has noted that this visit would play
important role in development of relations between two countries. In
detail informing journalists about the meetings which have been
carried out with the President of Azerbaijan, he, in particular,
told: `We have carried out wide discussions on safety issues,
regional and bilateral cooperation, and also about the processes
proceeding in the world. Croatia supports establishment of peace and
safety in Azerbaijan and on all Southern Caucasus and is ready to
cooperate widely with Azerbaijan in the said area.
Having thanked Mr. Stipe Mesic for the invitation to make official
visit to Croatia, President Ilham Aliyev has emphasized that this
visit would have great value from the point of view of development of
mutual relations. Having noted, that during negotiations with the
President of Croatia, discussions on bilateral links, regional
cooperation and international problems have been carried out, the
head of Azerbaijan state has told: `There are many common between our
countries. So, both states have undergone aggressions on the part of
other countries and have suffered from it. Having reminded about
establishment of stability on Balkan Peninsula, President Ilham
Aliyev has regretfully noted that conflicts on Southern Caucasus
still proceed. In detail having informed about the
Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the head o Azerbaijan
state has expressed gratitude to the President of Croatia for the
position in the mentioned problem and attention to its settlement.
Having noted, that there are big potential opportunities for
cooperation in economic sphere, including in the field of expansion
of relations between businessmen, nergy, tourism, agriculture and
other spheres, President Ilham Aliyev has expressed confidence of
development of this cooperation in the name of well being of peoples
of both countries. The President of Azerbaijan informed also that has
invited Mr. Stipe Mesic to make official visit to Azerbaijan.
Then, the heads of the states have answered questions of journalists.