Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 5 / Trend / The
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, received the copies of the
credentials from the newly appointed ambassadors of Yemen, Nigeria, Benin,
Republic of South Africa, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, the press center of
the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan told Trend .
Mammadyarov thanked the governments of Yemen and Nigeria for the support to the
fair position of Azerbaijan during the voting on the adoption of the United
Nations resolution on occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
In March 2008 the United Nations adopted a resolution supporting territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
In their turn, Yemen ambassador to Azerbaijan Abdullah Al-Sallal and Nigeria ambassador to Azerbaijan Abubekr Chika mentioned the necessity to develop bilateral relations between the countries.
Nigerian Ambassador Abubekr Chika highlighted the importance to develop bilateral relations between the countries in energy, education and other spheres.
During the meeting with the ambassador of Benin - Ay Vissinto Almeida, ambassador of the Republic of South Africa - Tebogo Seokolo, ambassador of Vietnam - By Din Zin, ambassador of Zimbabwe - Pelekezela Mpoko, ambassador of Sri Lanka - Mohammed Zuhair, Mammadyarov stressed an interest in development of bilateral relations. Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he said that it can be solved only within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
During the meeting with the Vietnam ambassador, an agreement was reached to organize bilateral visits of the Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Vietnam.
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