Azerbaijani FM receives EU special representative

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby on Nov. 16, the ministry said.

The sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects of Azerbaijan-European Union relations.

Semneby noted that the European Union is interested in establishment of close relations with Azerbaijan and peace in the region.

Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan is interested in the expansion of the cooperation with the European Union and underlined the importance of the Eastern Partnership program.

Touching on the security in the South Caucasus, especially Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Mammadyarov said continuation of the status quo as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia is inadmissible.

He underlined that the conflict can be solved only based on
norms and principles of the international law, within the framework of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.

They exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest.

/APA/