YURI MERZLYAKOV, RUSSIAN CO-CHAIRMAN OF OSCE, COMMENTS MEETING OF
CO-CHAIRMEN WITH FA MINISTERS

Azerbaijan News Service
April 19 2005

2005-04-19 20:33 — Meeting of OSCE Minsk group co-reporters with FA
ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia was constructive and useful, said
Yuriy Merzlyakov, Russian co-chairman of Minsk group. We have very
intensive exchange of views. And I appreciate consultations in this
stage of talks. Proposals made in the course of talks will be reviewed
in the meeting of presidents. According to him Anjey Kasprshik,
besides special statement of co-chairmen on worsening of situation
in contact line, special representative of chairman in office of OSCE
raised question on three Azerbaijani soldiers’ being hold captive by
Armenians. The issue is under control and I hope as it has been brought
to each side’s attention, it will be solved soon. He said there is
need for the meeting of FA ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia. These
meetings are preparation to meeting of two presidents. So, we want
to hold broader talks with each side-Azerbaijan and Armenia on the
eve of that meeting. According to him, Vardan Oskanyan, FA minister
of Armenia will not participate in next meeting of FA ministers and
OSCE co-chairmen on April in Frankfurt.