Mammadyarov and Bolton on the strategic nature of relations between Azerbaijan and the United States
Baku /24.10.18/Turan: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov today received US National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is in Baku, the Foreign Ministry said. Azerbaijan attaches special importance to relations with the United States and the parties are closely cooperating in a number of areas, including countering terrorism, Mammadyarov said. He also thanked the USA for supporting projects implemented by Azerbaijan"s initiative. Bolton, noting the importance of deepening cooperation between the two countries, said that relations between Azerbaijan and the United States are of a strategic nature.
Advisor to the President of the United States stressed that his country highly appreciates the contribution of Azerbaijan to operations in Afghanistan in the framework of the fight against terrorism.
E. Mammadyarov informed Bolton about the negotiation process on the Karabakh conflict and stated that the status quo was unacceptable. He also declared the illegality of the presence of the Armenian armed forces in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
In order to achieve peace, first of all, Armenia must withdraw its troops from the occupied territories and create conditions for returning to their homes, people forcibly expelled from their homes, he noted.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on projects being implemented at the initiative of Azerbaijan, such as Baku-Tbilisi-Kars and the South Gas Corridor. -0-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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