On October 26, Minister of Defence of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the delegation
led by the European Union Special Representative for the South
Caucasus Herbert Salber, who is paying visit to our
country.
Axar.az reports referring to press service of Ministry of
Defence.
At the meeting, that discussed issues related to the current
situation regarding to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution,
Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has once again brought to the
attention of the guests that recognized by the international
community Azerbaijani territories more than 20 years are under
Armenian occupation, as a result of which more than a million
people have been displaced. He also informed the guests about the
ongoing attempts of the Armenian side to aggravate the situation on
the frontline.
Minister noted that the UN Security Council adopted four
resolutions demanding the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of
Armenian armed forces from our occupied territories. However, the
Armenian authorities do not recognize the international community's
demands for many years and are interested in maintaining the
current status-quo.
H.Salber in turn, noted that the European Union is in favor of a
speedy resolution of the conflict in a peaceful way to ensure
stability in the South Caucasus region and considers it as
appropriate to continue the negotiations in this sphere.
A wide exchange of views on the military and political situation
in the region and regarding to other issues of mutual interest was
carried out during the meeting.