POLITICS
GERMANY ADHERES SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT PEACEFULLY AND IN THE FRAME OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN, ANDREAS SCHOKENHOFF
“Germany adheres settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict peacefully and in the frame of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan”, told on 20 August at the news conference Andreas Schonhoff, member of the visiting delegation of Germany led by Chairman of the Germany-Azerbaijan Forum and former State Secretary Otto Hauser.
According to Andreas Schonhoff, faction deputy chair at Bundestag, Azerbaijan is an important country for Germany in region. The country is strategic partner to the United States and European Union. It is an example as a country with independent policy, he stressed.
At his words, he also discussed with Elmar Mammadyarov the Nagorno Karabakh problem. His country, as earlier, considers Nagorno Karabakh as an integral part of Azerbaijan and condemns Armenia’s occupation policy. Noting that Germany adheres settlement of the conflict stage by stage, the guest emphasized that its settlement would promote solution of other frozen conflicts.
As stated, in meeting, also discussed were issues of economic cooperation, existence of opportunity for energy and transport cooperation between the two countries.
Andreas Schonhoff said he would have meetings in Milli Majlis and Economic Development Ministry, then visit Goychay region of Republic.