Top Azerbaijani official meets GUAM head
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met Secretary
General of GUAM Valery Chechelashvili in Baku on Wednesday, the
ministry told Trend news agency.
They discussed the current situation in the relations between
Azerbaijan and the GUAM, projects in the region and within the
organization, as well as cooperation of GUAM with other
international organizations.
The sides welcomed the decision of the UN General Assembly on
cooperation with GUAM and resolution "Protracted conflicts in the
GUAM area and their impact on international peace, security and
development", adopted by the organization.
Chechelashvili said that in the first half of March 2013 a
three-day international seminar on the fight against money
laundering will be held in Baku. Participation of GUAM, the EU, the
U.S., as well as Europol, Interpol, and other international and
regional organizations' representatives is expected at the seminar,
which will take place with the financial support of the UN Drugs
and Crime Office and the U.S.