POLITICS
Azerbaijani FM, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State hold phone talk
Baku, August 21, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has had a telephone conversation with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for European Neighborhood and the Americas of the United Kingdom Wendy Morton.
Minister Wendy Morton congratulated Jeyhun Bayramov on his appointment as the Foreign Minister.
The sides exchanged views on a number of areas of the bilateral cooperation agenda and prospects for the development of mutual cooperation.
FM Bayramov highlighted the latest military provocation of the Armenian armed forces in the direction of Tovuz district on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, noting that this provocation clearly demonstrated that the Armenian leadership seeks to obstruct the negotiation process on the settlement of the conflict.
Wendy Morton stressed the importance of reducing tensions in the region.
The sides also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.