Azerbaijan`s defense minister meets with EU Special Representative

Baku, October 31, AZERTAC Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar. The sides discussed the current situation on the front line and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. Zakir Hasanov once again stressed that Armenia occupied 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan that is recognized by the international community and added that the negotiation process remains to be ineffectual so far. The minister emphasized that Armenia's destructive position is the main obstacle to achieve progress in the negotiations on the conflict settlement. Toivo Klaar noted the importance of an early and peaceful resolution of the conflict to ensure stability in the South Caucasus region and stressed that the EU is a supporter of continuing negotiations in this sphere.