Caucaz.com, Georgia
June 23 2005

Azeri, Armenian Presidents to Meet Late in August

Baku, June 22 – The next meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents will be held in Kazan, Russia late in August, according to
news reports.

Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told a news conference on Monday
that Azerbaijan has proposed that the two countries’ foreign
ministers meet at least twice before the presidents’ meeting.

`In general, the Azerbaijani side wants the negotiating process to be
stepped up,’ he said.

Azimov added that it is time to continue the negotiations on the
level of experts.