Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. A.Ismaylova / Novruz Mammadov, the head of the Department of the Azerbaijani Executive President Administration on Foreign Relations, stated on 16 July that the joint visit by intellectuals has demonstrated that Azerbaijani and Armenian communities can live together once again.
Mammadov noted that participating in this mission demonstrates that Azerbaijan expresses this wish. "This is a necessary process. There were similar cases in history and we can live together again. Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh can live in Azerbaijan, as its citizens," Mammadov said. Azerbaijan has demonstrated that it is doing everything possible for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
Touching upon the activities of the co-chairman of Minsk Group, Mammadov noted that the group should resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Commenting the position of the co-chairman, Mammadov added that the Minsk Group is necessary for OSCE to give legal status to the regulation of the conflict. "The issue is all about fair status," Mammadov said.