Today.Az » Politics » Elmar Mamedyarov: "Azerbaijan is interested in EU Neighborhood policy and is ready to it"
04 February 2008 [17:26] - Today.Az
EU troika met with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov in the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan today.
Day.Az reports that the a press conference held after the meeting, Elmar Mamedyarov announced that the sides held discussions the current process of the resolution of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict during which he expressed Azerbaijan's position on the issue.
Moreover, the Minister said that the sides discussed issues of energy security and gas supplies from Middle Asia to Europe.
"Azerbaijan is interested in the EU Neighborhood Policy and is ready to it", Mamedyarov said. In turn, Dmitri Rupel, Foreign Minister of Slovenia, currently chairing the European Union highly evaluates relations with Azerbaijan".
According to D.Rupel, the European Union wishes stability in the region, including the resolution of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict. Touching upon the processes, ongoing in the country, he highly evaluated the release of imprisoned reporters and democratic reforms ongoing in the country.
"The cooperation in energy sector is important. But we wish cooperation not only between the European Union and Azerbaijan but also between the European Union, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan", he said.
/Day.Az/
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