YURI MERZLYAKOV: THE PRESIDENTS WILL NOT MEET BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA

ArmRadio.am
08.02.2007 18:05

Most probably the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will not meet
before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, Russian Co-Chair of the
OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov told Trend agency, Mediamax reports.

The diplomat said he does not agree with his American colleague
Matthew Bryza, who says that the main components of settlement have
been agreed upon and only some technical issues remain. "I would not
say these are simply technical components," said Yuri Merzlyakov.

The Russian Co-Chair informed about the intention of the mediators
to organize the recurrent round of negotiations between the Foreign
Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan early March. "We are working
in that direction, but there is no final agreement yet," said the
Russian diplomat.