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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Receives Lithuanian MPs

Politics Materials 24 October 2007 13:59 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend / Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received a Lithuanian parliamentary delegation led by Yustinas Korosas, the chairman of the permanent parliamentary commission on foreign relations of the Seim [Parliament], Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.

The two sides stressed the expediency of developing energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and Lithuania.

Mammadyarov stressed that the Baltic countries, including Lithuania, play a role of bridge in the country's integration to the Euro-Atlantic organizations and voiced his gratitude for political support.

Korosas said that common interests unite both countries. Azerbaijan as a source of alternative energy is more reliable partner in the region from the political and economic aspect.

The minister said the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the most important foreign policy issue and conditions the development of Azerbaijan. Mammadyarov elaborated on the Armenian aggression, ethnic cleansing and vandalism by Armenia.

The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and some issues of regional significance.

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