Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Sept 4 2004

FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT ITALY
[September 04, 2004, 23:28:33]

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov will
leave for Italy on September 7. The goal of the visit is to negotiate
development of cooperation between the two countries in all spheres.
Italy has also concern in that, and I hope the negotiations will be
fruitful, he stated.

During the trip Minister Mammadyarov is expected to meet with his
Italian counterpart and other officials.

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Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov also told AzerTAj that the peace
talks on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict are on a due level so far,
and give a chance to hope for good result. The next meeting of the
two countries Presidents is expected during September 15 summit of
the CIS Heads of State in Astana, Kazakhstan. Reportedly, the OSCE
Minsk group co-chairs will also arrive in Astana and meet there with
President Ilham Aliyev.