French foreign ministers to discuss Uzbekistan

May 15 2005 2:12PM

VIENNA. May 15 (Interfax) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he
will discuss the situation in Uzbekistan and the Middle East with his French
counterpart Michel Barnier in Vienna on Sunday.

Lavrov and Barnier are attending events marking the 50th anniversary of the
treaty on the restoration of independent democratic Austria.

The Russian minister told the press on Sunday that the goal of his meeting
with Barnier is “to check positions” on pressing international and bilateral
issues, including the situation in Uzbekistan and the Middle East.

Moscow and Paris “are cooperating in a number of areas, including in efforts
to settle the Karabakh problem,” he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress