Azerbaijan, OSCE Discuss Prospects For Bilateral Cooperation
Date
7/15/2024 3:49:21 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met
Saturday with OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid,
Azernews reports.
During the meeting, the discussions revolved around the
prospects of the Azerbaijan-OSCE bilateral cooperation agenda, as
well as the regional and international security issues, and
regional cooperation opportunities.
The sides emphasized the importance of effectively using the
current opportunities in addressing regional issues based on
international legal norms within the framework of the OSCE in light
of the current regional and international security situation. In
this regard, the significance of the organization's setting up its
activities in accordance with realities of today's world was
highlighted. The meeting also hailed Azerbaijan's active membership
of the OSCE in a number of areas.
The parties noted that Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the 29th
session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP29) could contribute to
strengthening the climate action in the current cooperation
agenda.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov highlighted the regional situation in
the post-conflict period, the restoration and reconstruction
process, as well as the country's peace agenda, current threats and
challenges. The FM mentioned that the mine threat of Armenia
continues to threaten the return of Azerbaijani citizens to the
liberated territories, as well as the large-scale restoration and
construction works carried out in this regard.
FM Bayramov also provided an insight into the current situation
of the normalization process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as
well as the progress achieved in the peace process. The minister
emphasized that the existence of territorial claims in the current
Constitution of Armenia against Azerbaijan is unacceptable. He
underlined that the steps jeopardizing the advancement of the peace
agenda, especially the increasing rapid militarization in Armenia,
remain a matter of concern.
During the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on other
issues of mutual interest.
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