
The European Union attaches special emphasis to developing cooperation with Azerbaijan, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort told the country`s FM Elmar Mammadyarov as he visited Baku.
Mr. Lefort said the European Union was interested in developing the region and maintaining its security.
Mr. Mammadyarov highlighted the current state of peace talks to solve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The FM reaffirmed Azerbaijan`s position on the dispute.
He said that pulling the situation out of the stalemate requires the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied Azerbaijani lands.
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