BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 11. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, the Ministry told Trend.
The sides exchanged views on the prospects of a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, issues of normalization of relations between the two countries, the recent situation in the region, and steps taken towards the reintegration of the local Armenian population of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region.
Bayramov emphasized that the Azerbaijani side was interested in positive outcome of the meetings on the peace agenda mediated by international partners, including the European Union, and that after 30 years, a historic opportunity had appeared in the region to ensure peace and stability.
In particular, the inadmissibility of revanchist statements as well as of the smear campaign against Azerbaijan was emphasized.
Bayramov informed about the ongoing work on the reintegration of the local Armenian residents of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region and said that the process of registration of the local Armenian residents continues through the electronic portal created by the Azerbaijani side.
It was also noted that the departure of the Armenian residents of Karabakh is not related to any coercion and that the recent visits of UN officials to the region and the statements made after the visit once again confirm this.
At the meeting, the sides also discussed other issues of mutual interest.