Baku thanks Italy for fair position on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

By Azernews

By Ayya Lmahamad

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has expressed his gratitude to Italy for this country’s position on the settlement of the Azerbaijani- Armenian conflict, including on Armenia’s recent deadly military provocation on the border, and for supporting Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.

During a phone conversation with Italian counterpart Luigi Di Mayo on July 14, Mammadyarov spoke about the prevention of Armenia’s military provocations on the border and the continuing tension in the region

He noted that the cause of tension in the region was Armenia’s aggressive policy, stressing the need to withdraw the occupying forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions of Azerbaijan.

Furthermore, parties exchanged views on various aspects of the existing strategic partnership between two countries.

The state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy was assessed as an indicator of the high level of political dialogue and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Likewise, with the "Joint Declaration on the strengthening of the multi-faceted strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Italy", the sides expressed their intention to further strengthen this strategic partnership in the multifaceted, comprehensive political, economic, trade, energy, cultural, scientific and educational spheres.

Additionally, the sides discussed the activity of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Italy on further deepening the economic cooperation between the two countries.

Ministers also discussed the activities of the Southern Gas Corridor in accordance with the schedule as well as the relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union.