POLITICS
NEW STAGE TO BE OPENED IN ‘DEVELOPMENT OF AZERBAIJAN- SINGAPORE COOPERATION’
Baku, March 19 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan and Singapore do not have active contact, but I think my current visit will open a new stage in development of bilateral cooperation, Singapore`s visiting foreign minister George Yong-Boon Yeo said.
The Minister said the purpose of his visit to Baku was to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a shipyard to be built and operated by Singaporean Keppel Offshore & Marine Company. He added he would also meet Azerbaijani officials to discuss the current state of and prospects for relationship between Azerbaijan and Singapore.
Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Minister pointed out Armenia should honor the UN Security Council`s resolutions on the issue.
He added his country regards that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be settled on the basis of the principles of international law.
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