AZERBAIJAN’S FM MEETS FRENCH COUNTERPART
AzerTag
Feb 14 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov met Thursday
with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris.
According to spokesman of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim,
the one-hour meeting discussed energy security and regional stability
and security.
On Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Mammadyarov
said the problem must be settled on the base of international legal
norms and principles, including the principle of territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan.
He stressed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a huge threat to regional
stability and security. Mammadyarov said as OSCE Minsk group`s
co-chairing country, France must be more active in achieving soonest
possible resolution of the conflict.
The sides also discussed the European Neighborhood Policy and bilateral
relations between Azerbaijan and France.
On February 15, Elmar Mammadyarov will meet French co-chairman of
the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier.