Azerbaijan, Baku, 11 September /corr. Trend R.Novruzov / As a result of signing a number of the inter-governmental agreements between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in Baku on 11 September, the Heads of States, Ilham Aliyev and Islam Karimov, made a joint statement. The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said that the visit of his Uzbek counterpart to Azerbaijan assumes great significance. The Head of State said that the results of this visit will play an exceptional role in the further co-operation of the two countries. Noting that Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have strong positions in their regions, Ilham Aliyev emphasized the importance of this factor from the point of view of the regional co-operation.
The President Ilham Aliyev mentioned the significance of the signed documents. їThis will deepen further co-operation between our countries. Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan support each other in the international organizations as well. We want peace to be established in the region and the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to find its solution within the framework of the international legal standards,їthe President of Azerbaijan said. He also noted the importance of deepening economic ties with Uzbekistan.
The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said that at the meeting with Ilham Aliyev they in detail discussed the wide circle of questions. It was noted that positions coincide in the majority of questions. ї8 documents were signed at the inter-state and inter-governmental level. Concluding even more than 8 contracts is the most important pulse for the development of our relations, and it will provide a good base for the development of mutually beneficial joint projects,ї said Islam Karimov.
їWe came to a common opinion regarding expanding interaction of South Caucasus and Central Asia,ї noted the President of Uzbekistan. He stated that the weighed pragmatic foreign policy of the President of Azerbaijan transformed the country into one of the leading centers of the logistics connecting the East with the West and the North with the South.
Touching upon the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Islam Karimov said that їthe Uzbek side noted that it has always supported, supports and will support the peaceful solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this case, we consider the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan one of the main conditions. We consider that the solution proposed by the Azerbaijani side is the most optimum in every respect. I speak on my behalf, but I am sure that all those, who objectively track Karabakh problem will join my opinionї.
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