France meeting of South Caucasus speakers postponed

Assa-Irada, Baku
18 Jun 04

Baku, 17 June: A meeting between the chairmen of the Azerbaijani,
Georgian and Armenian parliaments planned to be held at France’s
initiative in Versailles on 8 July has been postponed, sources at
the Milli Maclis [Azerbaijani parliament] told Assa-Irada news agency.

The source did not explain the reasons for the postponement, but said
that the speakers’ Versailles meeting might take place in September
or October this year.

We have to say that Azerbaijani Speaker Murtuz Alasgarov’s meeting
with his Georgian counterpart Nino Burjanadze planned for 1 July is
also postponed. The reason is a visit to Azerbaijan by a representative
of the PACE secretary-general in late June.