New round of Karabakh settlement talks begins in Moscow

ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
January 23, 2007 Tuesday

A new round of talks over a settlement of the Karabakh conflict has
begun in the Russian capital. Taking part in the negotiations are
the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia – Elmar Mamedyarov
and Vartan Oskanian.

Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian said “we are waiting
for positive headway at the meeting, because the present-day reality
requires new approaches.”

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said “the parties will discuss the
fundamental principles of the peacekeeping process,” noting that
it is the first meeting between the foreign ministers of the two
countries this year.