POLITICS
AZERBAIJANI FM HOLDS MEETINGS IN NEW-YORK
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met, in New-York, USA, with Slovenian President Danilo Türk, Foreign Ministers Taib Fassi Fihri of Morocco, Salah Addin Al-Bashir of Jordan and Ivaylo Kalfin of Bulgaria as well as EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.
The talks focused on regional situation, Turkey-initiated Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, energy and international security-related issues.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Mr. Mammadyarov underlined the dispute`s settlement must be based on strict maintenance of Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity.
During the meeting European officials stressed the importance of the South Caucasus region for EU.
Elmar Mammadyarov has also attended a meeting of BSEC foreign ministers.