Today, Azerbaijan
Oct 19 2006

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents’ meeting depends on Foreign
ministers’ talks

19 October 2006 [22:00] – Today.Az

Azerbaijani Foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign
minister Vartan Oskanian’s next talks in the frame of Prague Process
will be held on October 24, said Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian co-chair
of OSCE Minsk group and coordinator on Karabakh conflict.

The talks will be the continuation of the meeting held on October 6
in Moscow, the ministers will discuss the uncoordinated parts of the
main principles of Nagorno Garabagh conflict regulations. Co-chairs
Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fasier (France), Matthew Bryza
(USA) and Andrzey Kasprzyk, OCSE Personal Representative will have
consulting a day before the meeting.

Merzlyakov told the APA co-chairs did not plan meetings with the
ministers. "Only one meeting will be held with the participation of
ministers and coordinators," he said.

Answering the question "Will you discuss the next meeting of the
presidents in the meetings of ministers?" the Russian diplomat said
that they have already suggested it.

"But the meeting of presidents depends on ministers’ talks. If the
ministers need high level meeting, we will begin to the preparations,"
Merzlyakov said.

Merzlyakov also said that if the presidents agree to meet, we will
decide where and when to organize it. "We do not know the presidents’
schedules. In a case of agreement we will find an appropriate time
and place," Merzlyakov stated.

Russian co-chair did not rule out the fact that the meeting of the
presidents can take place in the summit of CIS countries’ heads in
Minsk in late November.

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