Withdrawal of Armenian forces from Azerbaijan's occupied territories is main condition for restoring peace and stability in region: Azerbaijani FM

Withdrawal of the Armenian forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territory is major condition to restore peace and stability in the region, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Tina S.Kaidanow on Oct.23.

Mammadyarov noted that normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are closely interrelated processes and the advances should be achieved in parallel in both issues, the Foreign Ministry said.

Noting the importance of opening communication for consistent peace and stability in the region, the minister said this requires the Armenian armed forces to withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.

The U.S. administration places great importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan and is interested in its further development, Kaidanow said at the meeting.

The U.S. is ready to contribute to speedy settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Kaidanow added.

According to the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Washington backs positive progress in resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

/Trend News/