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Azerbaijani President: â€œMoscow Declaration is a good groundwork for the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflictâ€

05 November 2008 15:21 (UTC +04:00)

The main essence of the declaration is that the document covers the international legal norms, supports the decisions and resolutions passed within the framework of these norms and pays attention to the solution to the problem by stages. I think that it can be a good basis for the solution to the problem,â€ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the press conference after meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, APAâ€™s Turkey bureau reports. Ilham Aliyev said that Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrity recognized by the world community should be restored, the lands should be liberated and over one million Azerbaijanis should return to their native lands.
â€œI hope the new situation in the region and Turkeyâ€™s serious interference in these issues, at the same time Russiaâ€™s giving impetus to the mediating mission, the activeness of other co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group US and France â€“ all the joint efforts will lead to the solution to the issue,â€ he said.

The president noted that Turkey-initiated Caucasus Stability and Development Platform aimed to establish normal relations in the region, solve the problems causing anxiety, end conflicts and ensure peace in the region and added that in order to achieve this Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be solved first of all.
â€œWe welcome Turkeyâ€™s activeness in these issues, and have great expectations from official Ankaraâ€™s active participation in the ongoing processes in the Caucasus. We consider that it may have splendid results. We are witnessing the sings of the first pleasant moments,â€ he said.

Azerbaijani President also added that efforts should be continued for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
The head of state underlined that Turkey-Azerbaijan relations were developing rapidly.
â€œWe will keep this wonderful dynamics and strengthen the relations in all spheres in future. We are satisfied with this cooperation,â€ he said.

Azerbaijanâ€™s President noted that the discussed issues would give impetus to the prospects of bilateral relations and have a positive influence on the situation in the region.
â€œTurkey-Azerbaijan relations have positive influence on the ongoing processes in the region. All our joint initiatives aim to strengthen peace, deepen cooperation and establish stability in the region,â€ he said.

Ilham Aliyev added that Turkey-Azerbaijan relations had been enriched with concrete projects.
â€œEnergy and transport projects were implemented on our initiative. Great efforts were made to achieve all this. We could do it in the very complicated geopolitical situation. It shows that we solve all the issues with joint efforts, will and basing on Turkey-Azerbaijan brotherhood. These projects will offer new opportunities in future, bring profit and give an impetus to deepen the cooperation in the region. We have no divergence concerning these issues,â€ he said.
Azerbaijanâ€™s President noted that international issues had also been thoroughly discussed during the meeting.

The President continues his visit to Turkey.