FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR

04.03.2006 [18:46]
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Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs met March 3 with Bernard Amaudric du Chaffaut, a newly appointed Ambassador of France to Azerbaijan.

Mr. Amaudric Bernard du Chaffaut presented copies of his credentials to the Azerbaijani Minister.

Elmar Mammadyarov said he appreciates France’s efforts to settle the Azerbaijan-Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stressed the importance of their intensification.

Amaudric Bernard du Chaffaut replied that he hopes Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be equitably solved. “It is important to take an advantage of every opportunity”, he said.

The French Ambassador pointed out that today, when energy security is a matter of great importance worldwide, Azerbaijan, with its rich oil and gas resources, becomes a leading country in the region.

He said he will do his best to help further strengthening the Azerbaijan-French relationship.

Foreign Minister Mammadyarov expressed satisfaction with current state of the Azerbaijan - France relations, noting that the existing historical and cultural ties between the two countries could play an important role in enhancing bilateral cooperation.

FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR

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