Statement of Heydar Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan after the ‎meeting with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs with Igor Ivanov - September 2, ‎‎1999‎


Dear representatives of mass media!

You know that today the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr.Ivanov Igor Sergeyevich arrived in Azerbaijan with the official visit. We held a detailed talk, negotiations. Properly speaking, these negotiations began at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the morning. There was the meeting with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. Our meeting was prolonged.

You have participated in main part of our conversation and you have notion about our talks. Neverthless we came out to tell you about results.

During the talks and negotiations and in conclusion it was expressed a common opinion that the relations between Russia and Azerbaijan must develop and deepen in all fields - in political, economic, humanitarian, scientific, human. Properly speaking, it has been done up to now. At the same time not all could be turn out, that is also naturally,as not all turn out at once.

Today we have discussed a number of concrete questions in which we can get results, which will absolutely provide more rapid development of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.

The relations between the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan are friendly and will be friendly. Any questions, any contradictions, any moments cannot break this strategical line which is in Azerbaijan and directed for strengthening and development of relations with Russia.

Today we have discussed the problem of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Mountainous Garabag conflict very thoroughly.You have participated during our conversation, there is no necessity to repeat what have been already said.

The main is that Russia as co-chairman of the Minsk group on peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, today declared that they will engage with the question of settlement of the conflict more active than for some time past. Most likely in the near future we can get some new proposals from Minsk group, it is naturally that Russia together with USA and France, in other words, to make more active our negotiatory. The standstill has it's reasons and in some level objective that was for some time past.

Now in Azerbaijan we stand firm at the position to make more active the negotiatory, using all opportunities and the main instrument is the Minsk group of cource, co-chairmen of the Minsk group are Ruissia, USA and France. We have discussed the regional issues, the situation in the North Caucasus, in Transcaucasia and near-by districts. We have not differs of opinions in these issues, we approach equally to all these issues and this approach consists of that you must reach peace, stability in the Caucasus, you must reach absolute and reliable peace in the Transcaucasia. We want this in Azerbaijan. And Russia announce I think it has been announced before that it is very necessary for Russia too.

That is I can say. I give the word to dear Igor Sergeyevich.

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