Slovenian President: "Slovenia is ready to help Azerbaijan by all possible means"

APA reports quoting Azertag the sides exchanged views on development bilateral relations and international issues. Following the meeting of the presidents, the delegations held a meeting. The two heads of state held a press conference.

Slovenian President Janez Drnovseki said Azerbaijan and Slovenia declared their independences almost at the same time. Since that time, the two countries have achieved great improvements in their developments.

"We can achieve more progress through bilateral cooperation between our countries. There exist opportunities to develop cooperation in political, economic and cultural spheres. We can also take an active part in the project of forming future Europe. I am hopeful for Azerbaijan’s future EU membership and its full integration into Europe. I believe the Nagorno Garabagh conflict will be resolved in a peaceful way in this context. This problem will be solved by mutual agreement. We know that this dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia has lasted long. I hope both countries will make joint efforts with the European Union to cope with difficulties. Slovenia is ready to help Azerbaijan by all possible means," Mr.Drnovseki said.

President Aliyev said the relations between the toe countries are developing very speedily, and this visit will give impetus to further development.

"There exists a potential to continue the successful cooperation between our countries. At the same time, we are interested in Slovenia as EU member country. I want to note that Azerbaijani hero Mehdi Huseynzadeh fought shoulder to shoulder with Slovenians against fascism and was buried in Slovenia," Mr.Aliyev said.

Touching on the resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, President Aliyev said, Azerbaijan's position bases on international law norms.

"Azerbaijan's territorial integrity has been violated. Armenia is pursuing ethnic cleansing policy against Azerbaijan, which resulted in over one million Azerbaijanis becoming internally displaced persons. What Azerbaijan demands is to resolve the conflict within international law norms," he underlined.