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FOREIGN MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN DISCUSSES NAGORNO-KARABAKH PROBLEM WITH UN SECRETARY GENERAL
Azertag, March 21, 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov discussed the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday. The Minister updated the UN Secretary General on the results of the consultations with his Armenian counterpart he had recently in the presence of the OSCE Minsk group Co-chairs in Geneva. “No serious breakthrough has been achieved in Geneva,” E. Mammadyarov said adding that he expects a presidential level meeting after the parliamentary elections in Armenia, which are scheduled for May 12.
The Foreign Minister also informed the Secretary General on the discussions being held within the framework of GUAM (the regional organization of four CIS states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova) on finding solutions to the conflicts existing in the member-countries. He called for the United Nations more involvement in their settlement. E. Mammadyarov expressed hope for a broader cooperation with the UN, and confirmed Baku’s intention to play more active role in the organization, including in the Human Rights Council, which Azerbaijan is a member of.
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
TAHIR TAGIZADEH: "UN CANNOT BE CALLED A NEW FORMAT FOR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT"
MAMMADYAROV: I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT ARMENIA WILL DEMONSTRATE A POLITICAL WILL
ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJAN ENVOYS MEET OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH
AZERBAIJAN MAY QUIT TALKS, AS ARMENIA RENEGES
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDED COMMEMORATION CEREMONY FOR THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF KHOJALY GENOCIDE
OSCE OFFICIAL HOPES FOR GARABAGH ACCORD IN 2007
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March 2007, Issue No. 47
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Azernews, March 20, 2007
Aliyev congratulates nation on historic date

The Azerbaijani people celebrated national holidays in a rather low-key way during the Soviet Union times. However, after they asserted sovereignty and established an independent state upon the Soviet collapse in 1991, March 20-21 - the Novruz Bayrami (Holiday) marking the advent of spring - were officially announced holidays. President Ilham Aliyev has lately issued a decree announcing the celebration of the holiday for five days for the first time in the republic's history. Under the decision, the people of Azerbaijan will celebrate the date for a full week starting this year.
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