BAKU: Minsk Group Co-Chairs Ended Washington Meeting

MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ENDED WASHINGTON MEETING

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 9 2006

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Steven Mann (US), Yuri Merzlyakov
(Russia), Bernar Fasie (France) and Andrzei Kasprzyk, personal
representative of OSCE-chairman-in-office, ended their meeting in
Washington (APA).

During the meeting, the co-chairs analyzed the conclusions of the
Rambouillet meeting, that was held between Azerbaijan’s and Armenia’s
Presidents for the resolution of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict,
and determined further steps concerning efforts in this direction.

The issues discussed in the 3-day meting were not made public, and it
was said that the official Baku, Yerevan and Vienna will be informed
about the conclusions of the discussions as well as further steps to
resolve the conflict.

The American co-chair Steven Mann said he will give detailed
information to the Presidents of the two countries on the issues
debated in Washington, when he and US Assistant Secretary Daniel
Fried visit Azerbaijan and Armenia.