ANDRANIK MARKARYAN: ILHAM ALIYEV AND ROBERT KOCHARIAN’S MEETING MAY BE A STEP FORWARD IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE CONFLICT

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 16 2006

"The meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents may be a step
forward in the settlement of the conflict," Armenian Prime Minister
Andranik Markaryan told journalists, APA reports.

"The meeting may be a step forward and we may come to the conclusion
that Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers have come to an
agreement on some questions. Of course these problems will be widely
discussed on the level of presidents. I would welcome such a meeting,"
he said.

In the assembly of the Foreign Ministers of both countries held
in Brussels OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs proposed the meeting of two
presidents.