Azeri, Armenian foreign ministers to meet in mid-April

Turan news agency
26 Mar 05

Baku, 26 March: The next meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian
foreign ministers will be held in the middle of April in one of
the European countries. The date and venue of the meeting will be
determined in the days to come, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov told reporters today.

Commenting on the statement by [Russian President] Vladimir Putin that
the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents may meet in Moscow on 9 May,
Mammadyarov said the presidents may meet if the talks between the
two countries foreign ministers yield results.

Asked what steps Azerbaijan is going to take now that the report of
the OSCE factfinding mission on the illegal settlement of Armenians
in Azerbaijan’s occupied territories has been made public, Mammadyarov
said Baku is preparing for future actions.

The minister said the UN General Assembly should also express its
position on the issue.