PLACE AND TERMS OF POSSIBLE MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTERS DEFINED

Noyan Tapan
Aug 21 2006

YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has not got new proposals
concerning the Karabakh problem settlement from the OSCE Minsk
Co-Chairmen. Vartan Oskanian, the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs
stated about it at the August 21 press conference. In his words,
"as of this moment, a possible meeting of Foreign Ministers of
Armenia and Azerbaijan is spoken about." V.Oskanian also mentioned
that works are done at present in the direction of defining the
place and terms of the meeting. Touching upon the fires taken in the
territories adjacent to Nagorno Karabakh, the Minister mentioned:
"There are fires in Karabakh every year, but this year they covered
greater territories. And Azerbaijan’s speculations, as if they were
deliberate, are unintelligible for us."

V.Oskanian stated that the Armenian side always agrees to cooperate
both with Azerbaijani side and international organizations in the
issue of putting out the fire.