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| 16:10:58 | 10-06-2005 | Official |

3+3. CONDUCTORS ARMENIA AND LITHUANIA

Today RA NA President Arthur Baghdasaryan had a private conversation with
the Lithuanian Parliament President Arturas Paulauskas who is in Armenia on
official visit. Besides the private conversation the Lithuanian delegation
also met the deputies of several groupings and fraction in the NA.

It is noteworthy that the Presidents of both Parliaments found the
cooperation of the Baltic and Southern Caucasian countries with the format
3+3 extremely important as it was appreciated as effective in connection
with experience exchange. The Lithuanian Parliament President mentioned that
in Baku he has discussed the issue with the Azeri Parliament President
Murtuz Alesqerov and has recorded the change of the Azeri previous refusal,
which makes the realization of the new format the demand of the time.

Taking the occasion, secretary of the `National Unity’ Alexan Karapetyan
asked Mr. Paulauskas to refer to the announcement spread by the Azeri Mass
Media that Lithuania admits the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Mr.
Paulauskas said that in answer to the question asked by the Azeri
journalists he has said that problems must be used by negotiations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress