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PRESIDENTS ILHAM ALIYEV AND DMITRY MEDVEDEV MAKE PRESS STATEMENTS
Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev made press statements following the ceremony of signing the intergovernmental documents.
The Azerbaijani leader said he believes his Russian counterpart`s visit will serve to strengthen friendly and good neighborly relations between the two countries.
“We have had very fruitful talks, we have discussed a wide spectrum of bilateral issues, including regional and international cooperation,” President Aliyev noted.
“We have signed very important documents which will define future trends for our cooperation. I would like to emphasize a joint Declaration on friendship and strategic partnership between Russia and Azerbaijan,” the President said.
According to President Ilham Aliyev, among other issues, the declaration “touches upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh as well”.
“It reads that the conflict must be settled in accordance with international legal norms and principles, resolutions of the UN Security Council and the OSCE, as well as the principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of borders,” he added.
“And we express our gratitude to Russia for this position. We believe this position as well as Russia`s active involvement in the conflict`s settlement as the OSCE Minsk Group`s co-chairing country will yield fruits”.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he agrees with what his Azerbaijani counterpart ahs said about the Russia-Azerbaijan relations.
“We also touched upon the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh`s settlement. This is a very complex process, and we will make every possible effort to help achieve progress. We fully back restoration of direct talks between the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents…” said President Medvedev.
“We also discussed issues concerning the Caspian Sea… we agreed that we couold hold a summit only after preparing the final agenda, including security issues,” he noted.
The Russian leader stressed “today`s talks will play an important role in developing the Russia-Azerbaijan relations, strengthening strategic partnership and friendship between our countries, our peoples.”
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