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Azeri, Uruguayan FMs sign agreement exempting visas

28 July 2012 20:54 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met Uruguayan counterpart Luis Almagro, as part of his visit to the country.

According to press service of the Ministry, Luis Almagro said the visit of the Azerbaijani delegation is the first official visit in the history of relations between the two countries and expressed hope reciprocal visits will contribute to the development of bilateral relations.

Mammadyarov has fully informed Almagro on historic roots and bloody results of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as resolutions adopted on this issue by the international organizations, and Azerbaijan`s position in the settlement of the conflict.

The Azeri Minister stressed â€œthe settlement of the dispute will make a contribution to peace and stability in the region.â€

The meeting discussed expansion of political, economic and humanitarian relations between the two countries, organization of reciprocal visits and cooperation within international organizations.
The two FMs have also exchanged views over regional and international issues, especially Azerbaijan`s role in global energy security, regional cooperation and integration.

In the end of the meeting, Mammadyarov and Almagro signed an agreement exempting visas for persons that had diplomatic, official and service passports. The also signed an agreement on cooperation between the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and Artigas Foreign Service Institute of Uruguay.

Following the meeting, the ministers attended Uruguay-Azerbaijan business forum held in Santos Palace, Montevideo.

Addressing the forum, the FMs noted existing opportunity for economic cooperation between the two countries.