“Azerbaijan is a country with great potential and future”, Israeli president
Baku, April 23 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met President of Israel Shimon Peres, as part of his visit to Israel.
Israeli President called Azerbaijan a country with great potential and future and noted its dynamic development. Calling Azerbaijan a leading player in the region with its high level tolerance, Simon Peres shared his great impressions about his visit to Azerbaijan in 2009.
Israeli President stressed National Leader Heydar Aliyev`s outstanding services and role in turning Azerbaijan into a regional leader through strengthening its international influence and hailed President Ilham Aliyev`s far-sighted policy. He called Azerbaijan a country with great history and beauty and praised Azerbaijan`s unchangeable stand against terrorism.
In his turn, Minister Mammadyarov thanked Israeli President for warm welcome and underlined that bilateral relations are expanding across various spheres between the two states.
Minister Mammadyarov briefed Israeli President Simon Peres about the regional developments, and in particular, the peace process aimed at solving Armenia- Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and remarked that Armenia has carried out a policy of ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijani people in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. He also emphasized that four UN Security Council resolutions adopted in connection with the conflict have not been implemented by Armenia.
Touching on the tolerance in Azerbaijan, Minister Mammadyarov said tolerance is deeply rooted in the history of the country and that multiculturalism has huge potential in Azerbaijan.
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