RIA Novosti, Russia
Aug 23 2005

Azerbaijan, Armenia to discuss Nagorny Karabakh conflict
17:41 | 23/ 08/ 2005

MOSCOW, August 23 (RIA Novosti) – The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan
and Armenia are set to discuss the resolution of the Nagorny Karabakh
conflict Wednesday in Moscow, the Azerbaijani foreign minister said
Tuesday.

Elmar Mamedyarov said he would have an informal meeting with Armenian
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan on Tuesday after the CIS Council of
Foreign Ministers session and an official meeting on Wednesday, where
the two ministers will discuss the resolution one of the bitterest
ethnic and territorial conflicts to affect the former Soviet Union.

Mamedyarov added that talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan had gained
momentum in the last couple of years. “I believe we should maintain
the dialogue and continue working on the issue,” he said. “There is
the possibility of a breakthrough in the negotiation process on
Nagorny Karabakh, and we must reach some sort of an agreement.”