Baku / 19.11.17 / Turan: Azerbaijan is extremely interested in the soonest settlement of the Karabakh conflict. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on November 19. "Today we will talk about the issues related to the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan is extremely interested in an early settlement of this issue," he said at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
According to Ilham Aliyev, today's meeting with the Russian Minister is an opportunity to discuss issues related to the further development of relations between the two countries. He pointed out that Azerbaijan is satisfied with the way the interstate relations develop, covering all spheres and having very good dynamism.
Ilham Aliyev reported on the regularity of meetings at high and the highest levels. "All this shows that the relations [between the countries] are at a high level.We have long characterized them as relations between strategic partners and are confident that in the future we will increase the potential of our cooperation," TASS quoted Ilham Aliyev as saying.
In his turn, Sergei Lavrov noted he intends to discuss issues of mutual activity at international venues during negotiations with his Azerbaijani counterpart. "We, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, are interested in making progress in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I agree with you that we must make active efforts in this direction," Sergei Lavrov said.
Concerning economic cooperation, he noted with satisfaction the growth of the bilateral trade turnover. "According to our statistics, over the first nine months it was more than 60%. This is a very serious step towards reversing the tendency to reduce the turnover that has taken place for several years, and to gather momentum." These words of the Russian Foreign Minister in the message published on the website of the head of Azerbaijan are quoted. -06D--
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The first group of residents of the city of Shusha, who were forced to leave their homes 32 years ago, returned to Shusha. On May 10, the opening of the first residential complex took place with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. 20 families, including 88 people, were the first to settle in it. The residential complex of 23 four-storey buildings is built on an area of 8 hectares.
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The activities of the OSCE Minsk Group were directed against the Azerbaijani people. France and the United States have "taken up arms against Azerbaijan today," President Ilham Aliyev said. “The 28-year-old activities of the Minsk Group have been directed against the Azerbaijani people. Their false promises and inaction were not accidental. They didn't want to solve this issue. They promised these lands to the Armenians. Just as in Soviet times the pro-Armenian Gorbachev and then Yeltsin promised these lands to the Armenians, so did France and America make such promises to them. And today, look who, as they say, plays the main role among those who turned against us – France and America. We must openly say that France is the most," Aliyev said on May 10, speaking at the ceremony of handing over the keys to the apartments to the first residents who returned to Shusha.
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On May 10, the head of state arrived in Shusha, where he got acquainted with the construction and restoration work. Aliyev took part in the opening of the first residential complex and met with its residents. Then he took part in the opening ceremony of a number of historical sites.
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On May 10, a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia began in Almaty with the mediation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. According to local media reports, Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu initially expressed confidence that the talks would help establish lasting peace in the South Caucasus. "Kazakhstan is ready to impartially carry out the mission of good offices in the good office format, without pretending to be an intermediary," he said.
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