Elmar Mammadyarov: "Azerbaijan gives preference to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement through peaceful way"

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry press service has told APA that the ambassador stated the main objective of the visit as development of relations between two countries on different fields and serving investigation of these kinds of chances.

In his turn, the minister stating South Africa to be one of the leading countries in the world and the UNO, stated for further possibilities for future cooperation. The sides came to an agreement on studying political, economic, tourism fields' cooperation and for development of consultation of relevant state structures, and mutual exchange of visits of businessmen.

Elmar Mammadyarov in the reply to questions interested the guests concerning Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, stated the 20 percent of territories being occupied by Armenia Armed Forces, ethnic cleansing policy was implemented in this territories. The minister stated that Azerbaijan gives preference to solving the conflict through peaceful way, pointed out the necessity of liberating occupied territories from the occupation, returning refugees and internally displaced people to their lands.