Azerbaijani MFA reports that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received a delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister, Swiss Secretary of State Yves Rocher.
Both sides have expressed gratification with their relations and they stressed the importance of the strengthening of the legal framework between the two countries.
On informing his guest about the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Mammadyarov highlighted the importance of changing the status quo and added that Armenian armed forces must withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories in order to resolve the conflict.
He stressed that negotiations must be conducted in order to achieve the desired result and that the withdrawal of Armenian forces from occupied territories would create broad opportunities for conflict settlement.
The parties have stressed the importance of meetings between the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh. They added that Azerbaijan’s position is based on international law.
