AZERBAIJAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND THE USA

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 30 2006

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay a visit to
Brazil, Argentina and the United States on 1 April.

The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Tahir Taghizade told APA that
Mr. Mammadyarov is due to meet the US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice on 7 April. The sides will exchange views on the existing
situation on the Nagorno Garabagh conflict.

The Minister will also discuss the current situation on the settlement
of the conflict with American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Steven
Mann in Washington.