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Viewing cable 07BAKU1074, AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BAKU1074 2007-08-27 12:45 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Baku
VZCZCXRO1222
PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDIR RUEHKUK
DE RUEHKB #1074 2391245
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 271245Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY BAKU
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3780
INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BAKU 001074 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NEA/IR AND EUR/CARC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT 
 
REF: BAKU 01072 
 
Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 
 
1.  (SBU) Per reftel, Azerbaijan and Iran signed four 
memoranda and one joint statement during President 
Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku.  The Embassy's 
informal translation of the key points from the August 22 
joint follows: 
 
2.  (SBU) Begin translation of key points: 
 
- Recognizing the need for the broad development of bilateral 
relations; 
- Recognizing the importance of the bilateral dialogue given 
the current flow of international relations; 
- Sharing the concern of the conflicts impeding the whole 
development of the regional economic and other relations; 
- Reiterating the need for further development of the 
bilateral political, economic, cultural, and other relations 
per the potential of two countries; 
- Expecting the visits to contribute to the further 
development of the bilateral relationship; 
- Reiterating the need to use the UN Charter, international 
legislation, namely territorial integrity, inviolability of 
borders, non use of force, etc.; and 
- Reiterating the important role of mutual agreements, 
 
The statement noted: 
 
- The need to further develop relations. 
- The need for further development of political relations at 
various levels, including parliaments. 
- The importance of the bilateral commission on economic, 
trade, and humanitarian issues. 
- The need to pursue steps to develop economic, transport, 
trade, communication, tourism, public health, culture, and 
environment-related relations. 
- To apply efforts on energy, trade, oil-chemistry, 
machine-building, agriculture, transport, and communication 
areas. 
- Appreciate the need for infrastructure and transport 
projects development. Thus, support the Ordubad and Marazad 
water power station and Julfa-Julfa new bridge construction. 
- Pursue actions for peaceful resolution of disputes with 
respect to the UN Charter, sovereignty and territorial 
integrity of countries. 
- Once again reiterate that the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno 
Karabakh conflict should be resolved based on UN and OIC 
resolutions and by recognizing Azerbaijan's territorial 
integrity, sovereignty, and inviolability of borders. 
- Noted the need for the OSCE Minsk Group to take more firm 
steps toward the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. 
- The need to increase efforts to fight international 
terrorism, extremism, aggressive separatism, drug smuggling 
in the "uncontrolled zones," drugs causing mental disorders, 
weapons and human trafficking, preventing dissemination of 
WMD and condemning threats to international security and 
stability. 
- Supports the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to 
develop peaceful nuclear capacity based on the 
Non-Proliferation Treaty and cooperation with IAEA and the 
rights of all counties, including Iran. 
- Expressing satisfaction with the July 20, 2007 meeting of 
Caspian states' Foreign Ministers and supported the idea of a 
grand meeting of the presidents in Tehran. 
- The need for constructive dialogue over Caspian 
delimitation.  Highly appreciated the Working Group on the 
level of Deputy Foreign Ministers. 
- Noted and appreciated the meetings between Nakhchivan and 
the Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring regions and 
supported this cooperation. 
- The need to intensify efforts to develop all range of 
relations. 
- The readiness to cooperate in the frame of international 
organizations on the issues representing mutual interest. 
- Expressed belief to have this statement as a milestone 
document for development of the bilateral relations. 
 
End translation of key points. 
DERSE