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Walid Al-Moalem: Syria supports sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries

03 June 2009 12:22 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova â€“ APA. â€œThe trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Syria will increase after Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is put into operation,â€ Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at the briefing after meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid Al-Moalem, APA reports. Elmar Mammadyarov said that ongoing processes in the Near East, Syriaâ€™s position on it, settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Azerbaijanâ€™s position on it, expansion of political, economic and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries were discussed at the meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister.
â€œGreat Azerbaijani poet Imadeddin Nasimi was buried in Syria. We asked Syria to offer opportunities for Azerbaijani tourists to visit the poetâ€™s grave in Syria,â€ he said.

Walid Al-Moalem said he was in Azerbaijan three years ago and expressed his satisfaction with the changes in Baku. He said they discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart the visit of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife to Baku. The Minister considers that this visit will pave the way for the development of the relations between the two countries. Touching on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Syrian Minister said his country supports and respects international norms, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries.
â€œDuring my meetings here and in Armenia I said if Nagorno Karabakh conflict remains unsolved, it will harm the region and Syria,â€ he said.
Walid Al-Moalem mentioned that since 1968 Syria and Israel had territorial dispute over Golan Heights, Syria is trying to solve the problem in a political way, but lack of political will of Israeli leadership impedes the solution to the conflict.
â€œI hope the political will of Azerbaijani and Armenian leadership concerning the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will produce results tomorrow,â€ he said.