Resolution of the Karabakh conflict as soon as possible is important for the development of the economy, “stability and predictability” in entire South Caucasus, ITAR-TASS quoted Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov as saying at the Japanese International Problems Institute during a working visit to Tokyo.

“We are sure that resolution of the conflict as soon as possible will play a great role in development of economic cooperation, ensuring prosperity, stability and predictability of the entire South Caucasus,” minister said.

“We consider that, searching for peaceful solution of problems to be an important task,” he said. “We try to explain to our Armenian neighbors that national interests of our countries equally imply to reach peace as soon as possible.”