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Elmar Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan will support economic projects within BSECO

25 June 2007 11:32 (UTC +04:00)

Foreign Ministers of 12 states attended the meeting held under chairmanship of Turkish Foreign Minister Abdulla Gul, APA reports. The meeting discussed activities carried out until today and prospects.
Azerbaijan Foreign Minister offered proposals of Azerbaijan side. He said Azerbaijan supported projects most of all. â€Azerbaijan will support these projects through the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Fund and Black Sea Trade and Development Bankâ€.
Azerbaijan FM said Azerbaijan attaches particular importance to strategic cooperation with EU. Speaking of the importance of cooperation between BSECO and international organizations he said Azerbaijan will assist restoration woks in all member states excluding Armenia. He drew attention to Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict stressing that armies of two states stay face to face, and the conflict remains unsettled.
The Minister said Azerbaijan witnessed economic boom and joined geo-strategic projects. Elmar Mammadyarov informed of the talks on the Nagorno Karabakh problem saying that Azerbaijan stands for pace in the region.
It is also said that foreign trade turnover of all 12 member states of BSECO works out at $650 billion. The trade turnover between the member states makes up $ 650 million which is 10 percent of the previous digit.
Following break heads of state of BSECO will hold summit./APA