BAKU: Negotiating process to be continued

NEGOTIATING PROCESS TO BE CONTINUED
[January 24, 2007, 22:53:16]

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Jan 24 2007

The next round of negotiations at the level of heads of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia with participation of
co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group has come to an end in Moscow.
Meeting of Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanian took place on behalf
of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in a format of continuation
of contacts after the Minsk meeting.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan E. Mammadyarov
has stated in exclusive interview to correspondent of AzerTAc,
at the Moscow negotiations the intensive exchange of opinions on
the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict took place, and
discussed the main principles of its settlement. As he said, the
basic attention has been focused on last principle of settlement of
the conflict. Characterizing the atmosphere of negotiations, Mr.
Mammadyarov has called them "enough difficult", noting that the
negotiating process will be continued.

"The parties have agreed to continue contacts at the level of
heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Alongside with it, co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group will come to
region, and consultations on the problem will be continued in Baku and
Yerevan. The possible meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
will be ascertained by results of visit of co-chairmen to region",
Mr. Mammadyarov said.