Kamaladdin Heydarov has one-on-one meetings in Morocco

The main aim of the ministerial meeting was to obtain political support for disaster reduction as a central element of sustainable development and to define priorities for the five coming years 2007-2011 which will guide the work of the Partial Agreement.

The meeting was attended by representatives of some 30 states, PACE, UN commissions and some 10 international organizations. Azerbaijan was represented by Azerbaijani emergencies minister Kamaladdin Heydarov.

As APA reports, Mr. Heydarov spoke on sociopolitical situation and achievements in Azerbaijan, saying Azerbaijan has become a leading country of the region thanks to the far-sighted policy of national leader Heydar Aliyev, and this policy is successfully being pursued by President Ilham Aliyev at present. He also stated that Azerbaijan is a leading state in the world because of its economic growth rate.

"Azerbaijan is located in seismically active zone and the development of risky oil and gas pipelines, refineries, chemical industry and other achievements made necessary the establishment of this ministry in Azerbaijan," he said.

He also said that Azerbaijan is cooperating with Russian, French, Ukrainian, Turkish and other states' relevant bodies.

Mr. Heydarov also touched Nagorno Karabakh conflict, saying aggressor Armenia has occupied 20% of Azeri lands, displaced over 1m people and commit arsons in the occupied lands. Despite objections of Armenia side, the information on the truth of Azerbaijan was welcomed by the participators.

Mr. Heydarov also meet with Mohamed El Yazghi, Moroccan Minister of Territorial Development, Water and the Environment, Rumanian Public Affairs and Territorial planning deputy minister Laslo Borbeli, Turkish public affairs and settling minister Faruk Hafiz Ozak, Bulgarian Natural Disasters and man-caused emergency disasters minister Angel Chakarov.