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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30
Trend:
Restoration of communications will bring benefits to the whole region, the head of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Jeyhun Bayramov said at the 43rd meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC, Trend reports.
In accordance with the Trilateral Statement [on ceasefire and cessation of all hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Armenia], Azerbaijan entered into a new stage of post-conflict rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration [following the Second Karabakh War from late Sept. to early Nov.2020], Bayramov noted.
“In the post-conflict period, sustaining peace, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities and return of IDPs is the priority for Azerbaijan. The Government has already initiated practical steps aiming at eliminating consequences of occupation,” he further said. Alongside such concepts as ‘Green energy’, ‘smart city and ‘smart village’, state of art technologies will be applied in the process of restoration. Azerbaijan appreciates a strong interest of the partner countries to support its efforts through investments and technical cooperation.”
According to the minister, the resolution of the conflict also opens up new perspectives for regional cooperation, development, and prosperity.
Besides, he noted that the 10 November 2020 and 11 January 2021 Azerbaijan-Russia-Armenia joint statements envisaging the opening of communications in the region put end to the conflict.