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By Nazrin Gadimova

The political consultations between the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be held in September, 2014, Azerbaijan's Embassy in the UAE said on June 17.

Holding consultations was agreed during the meeting of Azerbaijan's Ambassador to UAE Elkhan Gahraman and UAE newly-appointed Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Jarman.

Addressing the meeting, the ambassador emphasized the progressive development of the bilateral relations, especially in the economic sphere, and said the two countries have the potential to develop their cooperation in other spheres as well.

Elkhan Gahraman also praised the UAE position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and briefed the deputy minister about this issue.

Touching upon the people's right to self-determination, the principle on which Armenia relies, the ambassador stressed that this nation has already created a state in Azerbaijan's historical territories and the creation of the second Armenian state in the Azerbaijani territory is unacceptable.

Al-Jarman, in turn, promised to make every effort as deputy minister to develop the bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction with the current level of the trade and economic cooperation.

The two sides also exchanged views on Azerbaijan's balanced foreign policy, as well as the TAP and TANAP projects and their significance against the background of the recent developments in Ukraine.

Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and the UAE were established on September 1992. Azerbaijan and the UAE are cooperating within the framework of the UN, the Islamic Conference Organization, and other influential regional and international organizations.

The UAE supports Azerbaijan's fair position on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

More than 20 agreements on cooperation in various economic spheres have been signed with the Emirates. Currently, about 200 companies from the UAE are operating in Azerbaijan, and the country has invested more than $465 million in this Caspian nation in recent years.