AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT TO HAVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ARMENIAN PRESIDENT IN JUNE

Azeri Press Agency
May 12 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Lachin Sultanova-APA. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is
likely to meet with new Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian in June,
said Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov at the press conference after
meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister, APA reports.

Speaking about the results of the meeting with his Armenian counterpart
Edvard Nalbandyan in Strasbourg the minister said it was the first
meeting.

"We decided that we should continue the negotiations. The meeting will
possibly take place in June. It is very important for Azerbaijani
side to meet with new government of Armenia. We should know whether
they are ready for peace negotiations, or not…" the minister said.

The 12th International Energy Forum and informal summit of CIS will
be held in St. Petersburg on June 6-8. The first meeting between
Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents is also expected to take place
within the framework of these events.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress