Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle within the framework of his visit to Azerbaijan.
During the briefing after the meeting, Mammadyarov stated that Azerbaijan- EU relations, further enhancement of these ties, next steps to be taken within the framework of the Eastern Partnership program and Nagorno Karabakh problem were in the focus of attention at the talks. The Minister updated the guest about the Nagorno Karabakh problem: “The position of Azerbaijan is that the sooner progress in solution process to the conflict, the better it will be for both sides”
Štefan Füle in return noted that they had exchanged views on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
Answering the question “Why EU establishes relations with aggressor Armenia and why it doesn’t impose sanctions on this country?”, the guest noted that these issues depended on the stage of conducted negotiations. “As I know, the presidents are very active in this process. I also met Armenian president in Yerevan some days ago. And I see that both sides support peaceful solution of the conflict. The European Union backs up the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group. I am confident that the process of solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict will produce results in the near future”.
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