Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 30
Trend:
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Minister of State for External Affairs of India Mobashar Javed Akbar exchanged views on cooperation within international and regional organizations in Baku, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message Nov. 30.
Akbar is on a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the 7th Ministerial Conference to be held in Baku within the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process.
Mammadyarov informed the guest about the status of the negotiations on settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stated that the conflict should be solved only within the territorial integrity, sovereignty and internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan on the basis of the UN Security Council resolutions.
Stressing the need for expanding bilateral economic relations, the sides noted good opportunities for cooperation in investment, information technologies, energy, agriculture, construction, pharmacy and other sectors.
In this regard, the activity of the Azerbaijan-India Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation was emphasized particularly.
It was also stressed that India's joining the North-South transport corridor would give impetus to the strengthening of economic cooperation between the two countries.
The sides also commended The Heart of Asia - the Istanbul Process as an important platform for strengthening regional dialogue and building trust.