Interfax
July 19 2004

Azeri foreign minister to visit U.S., meet with Armenian counterpart

Baku. (Interfax-Azerbaijan) – Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov
is expected to visit the U.S. later in July. He also plans to meet
with his Armenian counterpart Vardan Oskanian in August.

“The foreign minister’s visit to the U.S. has been set for July 20-
21. Its goal is to promote relations between Azerbaijan and the
U.S.,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s press service told
Interfax.

“Mamedyarov plans to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell,” it said.

“And in August, Mamedyarov is expected to meet with his Armenian
counterpart. The exact date and place of the talks are still to be
negotiated. The talks will deal with ways to settle the Karabakh
conflict in the context of the latest visit to the region by the co-
chairmen of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s
Minsk Group,” the press service said.