POLITICS
Swedish FM: Azerbaijan is an important country for Sweden and the entire Europe
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Baku, January 16 (AZERTAC). “Azerbaijan is an important country for Sweden and the entire Europe,” the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt has said as he met Azerbaijani Ambassador to the country Adish Mammadov.
Bildt said Sweden attached great importance to developing partnership with Azerbaijan.
Ambassador Mammadov highlighted political, economic and legal reforms conducted in the country. He said Azerbaijan was a “tolerant state without any national and religious discrimination”.
They discussed Azerbaijan-Europe relations and the country’s role in ensuring energy security of Europe.
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also discussed, and Mammadov said the problem had a negative impact on overall development of both Azerbaijan and the region. The Azerbaijani Ambassador said Europe had to increase efforts towards finding a solution to the dispute.