Regnum, Russia
March 2 2007

Yerevan prepared to continue talks with Azerbaijan at foreign
ministers’ level in Geneva

The Armenian side is ready for a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministers Vardan Oskanyan and Elmar Mamedyarov on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement in Geneva, a REGNUM correspondent is
told by Armenian foreign ministry spokesman Vladimir Karapetyan.

Earlier, the Azerbaijani foreign minister also expressed his
readiness to meet Vardan Oskanyan in Geneva. `The Azerbaijani side
gave its consent to it, and I am unaware of the Armenian position and
cannot speak on it. What if the Armenian foreign minister will not
give his consent to meet with me? It hard to say now what we shall
discuss, as I do not know whether the Armenian foreign minister is
willing to see me,’ Elmar Mamedyarov said. OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
were also expecting final consent of the Armenian side.

On March 13-14, a UN Human Rights Council session will be held in
Geneva, in which Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers will also
participate. Minsk Group co-chairs proposed to organize a meeting in
late February or early March, but because of the ministers’ busy
schedule they failed. The first meeting this year was held late
January.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress