ARMENIAN SIDE SAYS NO MEETING SCHEDULED BETWEEN AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS BY THE END OF 2006

Baku Today, Azerbaijan
Aug. 31, 2006

There is no agreement on a meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani
Presidents, but the possibility it will occur has not been completely
ruled out, Viktor Sogomonian, a press officer of the Armenian President
said at today’s press conference.

He said it is too early to say "that all possibilities" for the
peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been
exhausted, because this year is not over yet. He recalled a statement
made by Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian in Slovenia that
Armenia welcomes constructive dialogue based on the real situation.

"Sooner or later everybody will have to take into account the real
situation, including the Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s independence."

He added that in June 2006 Matthew Bryza, U.S. co-chairman of the
OSCE Minsk Group, made public some points of the conflict settlement
document drafted by the co-chairmen, which gave rise to various
comments. The Armenian side is ready to make public all documents
ever discussed at the negotiations and then everybody will see and
know who and what was offered and who is ready to exchange or cede.

"I believe this will happen sooner or later," said Sogomonian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress