ECO Dushanbe communique highlights concern over Karabakh conflict
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By Trend
Azerbaijan's delegation took part at the 23rd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on April 17.
Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev
represented the country at the event.
During the visit, Mammadguliyev has had a meeting with Tajik
Foreign Minister Sirocaddin Aslov.
The sides noted traditional partnership ties between the two
countries, held broad discussion on development of cooperation in
political, economic, cultural and other spheres.
Speaking at the ECO ministerial, Mammadguliyev said that Azerbaijan
is engaged in active cooperation within the framework of the ECO
and supports development of comprehensive cooperation among the
member states.
He noted that Azerbaijan put forward a number of initiatives
aimed at strengthening practical cooperation and promoting regional
transport corridor projects. Mammadguliyev also briefed about
Azerbaijan’s political, economic stability, as well as fundamental
reforms implemented in the country.
As a result of the 23rd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers
of the ECO, Dushanbe Communiqué was adopted.
In the document, the ministers expressed concern about the unresolved conflicts in the ECO region, including the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, which hinder the economic growth and realization of full economic potential of the region and impede development of economic cooperation.
They also stressed the importance of making increased efforts
for the earliest resolution of these conflicts based on the norms
and principles of international law, in particular the principles
of respect to sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The document also underlined the importance of large-scale regional
transport and energy projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
railway, the North-South transport corridor, as well as the
Baku-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline, the expanded Baku-Erzurum Gas Pipeline,
the Iran- Azerbaijan-Russia electricity transmission line.
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