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PRESS RELEASE
6 December 2004

Meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers

Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian left for Sofia on December
5th to take part at the 12th OSCE Ministerial Council.

The same day Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers took part
at the joint meeting with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairmen.

At the meeting the parties discussed issues relating to current
stage of the negotiations over Nagorno Karabagh conflict, as well as
exchanged views on its perspectives of its peaceful settlement.

On December 6-7 Minister Oskanian will take part at the OSCE 12th
Ministerial in Sofia. At this forum the report of Bulgarian presidency
to be presented, the OSCE annual activity will be discussed and the
main directions of the ongoing programs will be outlined.

The speech of the Armenian Foreign Minister in the frame of the forum
will be delivered on December 7th.

On December 9 Minister Oskanian will arrive in Brussels to participate
in the EAPC Ministerial Council.