Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 March /corr. Trend А.Ismaylova/ The European Union (EU) must intensify its efforts and send a message to the occupant that "Nagorno-Karabakh will never be independent", said the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during the joint briefing with the President of Bulgaria, Georgie Pirvanov, in Baku
The Head of State highlighted Azerbaijan's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. "I said that the conflict may only be settled within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, internally displaced persons must be returned to their lands," Aliyev said.
Speaking about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Georgie Pirvanov stated that Bulgaria supports the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group and as a member of the EU, it will try to express such position in this organization.
He noted that Bulgaria hasn't recognized independence of Kosovo. "We will make our position known only when we observe development of events there" said Pirvanov. He added that Kosovo won't serve as a precedent for other analogical conflicts.
President of Bulgaria also informed that he invited Ilham Aliyev to pay a response visit after which there will be held Days of Azerbaijan in that country.