EU-Azerbaijan ties discussed

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received a delegation headed by Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service Miroslav Lajcak, the ministry reported.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and the EU. Empathizing intensity of the Azerbaijan - EU cooperation, the parties stressed the importance of the Eastern Partnership Program.

Noting that the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains unresolved, Mammadyarov provided information about the talks on the conflict resolution. He said the withdrawal of occupying forces from Azerbaijani territories, restoration of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and returning of refugees and IDPs to their homelands are the basic conditions for peace and stability in the region.

Lajcak expressed hope for a speedy settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.


/Trend/