ASHOT GHULIAN-STEVEN MANN MEETING IN WASHINGTON

Azg/am
28 Oct 04

According to Mediamax news agency, in the end of the last week, Ashot
Ghulian, NKR foreign minister, met with Steven Mann, US co-chair of
OSCE Minsk group, in Washington. In the course of the meeting, the
prospects for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh issue were discussed
and the participants of the meeting touched on the factors hindering
the peaceful solution of the problem.

“Particularly, we touched upon the militant statements made by
Azerbaijan and the country’s official policy that arouses hatred
towards the Armenian nation,” ministry informed. Ghulian emphasized
the importance of utilizing the potential of the publicities involved
in the conflict, which doesn’t work as a result of Azerbaijan’s
position. Steven Man said that displaying the political will among
the sides in conflict, as well as beneficial public opinion are the
necessary preconditions that secure achievement of the final peace.

Ashot Ghulian left for the USA to participate in the conference of
representatives dedicated to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and
held at Michigan University. Particularly, Tofik Zulfugarov, former
Azeri foreign minister, Vladimir Kazimirov, RF former diplomat,
and other experts on Nagorno Karabakh conflict held speeches at
the conference.