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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister: â€œHillary Clinton promised that the United States will work on the Nagorny Karabakh problem more seriouslyâ€

06 May 2009 07:48 (UTC +04:00)

Mammadyarov told APA correspondent that the Nagorny Karabakh conflict was the main subject of the talks. â€œThe Secretary of State said that they would work on the problem more seriously to reach progress soon. The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet on May 7 in Prague, and the ministers are also expected to hold several meetings after that and the co-chairs will visit the region. The Secretary of State univocally stated that the Obama administration is very interested in the serious progress in this fieldâ€.

Mammadyarov said they had not discussed the existence of Nagorny Karabakh point in the roadmap between Turkey and Armenia and advised the journalists to ask the Turkish diplomats about it.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said he discussed with Clinton the gas supply and regional issues, as well as the military coup in Georgia on Tuesday. Mammadyarov said the developments in Georgia were an issue of regional security and the Secretary of State seriously concerned over it.

The Minister said the Nagorny Karabak conflict was parallel with the Turkey-Armenia rapprochement and Secretary Clinton univocally supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

Mammadyarov said they mentioned the ban of foreign FM radios in Azerbaijan. He said the talks over this issue were held not at the ministerial level, but between the management of radio stations and Azerbaijan National Broadcasting Council.