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Elmar Mammadyarov: â€œThe biggest obstacle for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is that Azerbaijani lands are still occupied by Armeniaâ€

27 October 2011 14:41 (UTC +04:00)

Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA that at first, EU Representative congratulated Azerbaijan on its election as the non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2012-2013 and wished successes. Lefort called the non-permanent membership of this authoritative organization as a great achievement for such young country as Azerbaijan.

Lefort stressed the great opportunities for the development of EU-Azerbaijan cooperation.

Elmar Mammadyarov expressed confidence that Azerbaijan will effectively work in the solution of global and regional issues during its non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council. Minister said earlier Azerbaijan joined different humanitarian missions and generally the country attached special importance to the cooperation with the international organizations. He said Azerbaijan had rich culture and he believed our country would contribute to the development of multiculturalism in the world.

Minister of Foreign Affairs called the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Karabakh conflict as a highest priority of our foreign policy and said it was biggest problem of Azerbaijan.

Minister said the biggest obstacle for the settlement of the conflict is that Azerbaijani lands are still occupied by Armenia.

The sides exchanged views on other issues, which cause mutual interest.