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Turkmenistanâ€™s ambassador to US: Ashgabat is interested in close relations with Azerbaijan

23 April 2007 10:23 (UTC +04:00)

He said that Azerbaijan became the leader of the South Caucasus, and Turkmenistan is interested in close relations with Azerbaijan.
It is the first time Orazov attends this conference after Turkmenistanâ€™s President Saparmurad Niyazovâ€™s death. Debates on â€œAzerbaijan: Kuwait of the Caspianâ€ were held under the leadership of famous journalist Thomas Golts.
Azerbaijani consul general to Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov said that Azerbaijan has all the potential to transport oil and gas resources of the region to the world markets. He noted that Azerbaijan is strategically important in terms of cargo transportation between East and West and showed the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway project as an example.
The consul general also spoke about the main priorities of Azerbaijanâ€™s current political course.
Taleh Ziyadov, deputy chief of US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce spoke about regional cooperation and business potential of our country.
Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijani Consulate general to Los Angeles organized a photo gallery â€œWelcome, Azerbaijanâ€ by young photographer Agdash Bagirzadeh. Following this, president of Mugham Society Jeffrey Verbakh gave a concert. /APA/