Arminfo, Yerevan, in Russian
16 Sep 06

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DENIES MEETING WITH AZERI COUNTERPART IN NEW YORK

Yerevan, 16 September: No meeting is planned between the Armenian and
Azerbaijani foreign ministries in the near future, Armenian Foreign
Minister Vardan Oskanyan told journalists after the annual meeting of
Armenian ambassadors today.

He said that new separate meetings between the ministers and the
[OSCE Minsk Group] co-chairs will probably be held. The Azerbaijani
news agency Trend quoted the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry as saying
that a meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers is
planned to be held within the framework of the UN General Assembly
session in New York on 25-26 September.

The Armenian minister confirmed that he is planning to visit New
York. "I will go to New York on 24 September. I will make a speech on
25 September. I plan numerous bilateral meetings in New York. A
meeting with the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group is also planned.
But no meeting is planned with [Azerbaijani Foreign Minister] Elmar
Mammadyarov," Oskanyan said.