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Novruz Mammadov: Azerbaijani and French Presidents want to develop interstate relations

15 November 2007 15:04 (UTC +04:00)

â€œPolitical, economic and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and France are on very high level and the heads of the two states want to develop these relations on both bilateral and multilateral stage,â€ chief of Presidentâ€™s Office international affairs department Novruz Mammadov told APA exclusively.
Commenting on President Ilham Aliyevâ€™s expected visit to France, Novruz Mammadov called Azerbaijan an important state of the region.
â€œAzerbaijan can have an influence not only on ongoing processes in the region, but also in the world, the country closely participates in ongoing processes in the world and is one of the main participants of the processes related to energy security and energy infrastructure in Eurasia. And France is one of the leading states of the European Union and the world. New President was elected in the country, he has already met with the heads of Russia and European Union member-states, visited US. France prefers to be aware about ongoing processes in the world and cooperate with influential states for demonstrating its impact, to exchange views with their heads, carry out debates. I think that it is realizable that President of France wants to meet with Azerbaijani President, because Azerbaijani Presidentâ€™s position on bilateral relations and regional and international issues is appreciated positively and taken into account in France, America and other countries. As France is a co-chair of Minsk Group, negotiations on the solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict should have significance, because France is also responsible for the solution of the conflict,â€ he said.
Novruz Mammadov said that the head of the state will pay an official visit to France, therefore the main aim is not to sign interstate agreements, but exchange views on the issues of concerning mutual interests of the heads of the two states. /APA/