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Chicago Silk Road Opportunities conference demands Armenia to withdraw its forces from Azerbaijan

10 June 2008 08:52 (UTC +04:00)

APA US bureau reports, Honorary Doctor of Nakhchivan State University Harry Lepinski, Consuls General of Turkey and Pakistan in Chicago Kenan Ipek and Aman Rashid and Consul General of Azerbaijan Republic in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov, as well as representatives of India and Kazakhstan joined the discussions. Elin Suleymanov said realization of long-term strategy founded by Heydar Aliyev strengthened Azerbaijanâ€™s role as the most important mediator in the Silk Road project. The Consul General especially emphasized that Azerbaijan made steps toward the regional development and was ready for the mutual cooperation with all countries. The Consul General of Turkey Kenan Ipek underlining the useful cooperation of the regional countries focused attention on the Armeniaâ€™s non-constructive policy. He said Yerevanâ€™s policy led the country to the isolation. The diplomat noted that Turkey and Azerbaijan were ready for the dialogue with Armenia and demanded the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Summarizing the conference, Pakistani Commercial Attache in Chicago Asad Khairuddin spoke about the importance of the Caspian countries and underlined Azerbaijan among them as the most attractive country for the foreign investors.