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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov receives European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby

30 September 2009 16:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova â€“ APA. On September 30, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov receives European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby. Press Service of the Ministry told APA that the sides exchanged views on current level and perspectives of Azerbaijan - EU relations.

Peter Semneby noted that EU was interested in establishment of relations with Azerbaijan and added that the 10th meeting of EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Committee in Baku on September 25 of the current year was a bright example for this.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in return stated that Azerbaijan had also keen interest in further expansion of cooperation with EU and stressed the significance of certain programs and initiatives in this direction. Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the Minister provided detailed information about the negotiation process and stressed the importance of solution to the conflict on the basis of international legal norms and principles within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

Regional stability, energy security and other issues of mutual interests were also in the focus of attention at the meeting.