RUSSIAN CO-CHAIR OF OSCE MINSK GROUP PUBLICIZES DATE OF AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ NEXT MEETING

Azeri Press Agency
Sept 10 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Tamara Grigoryeva – APA. Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign
Ministers are expected to meet in New York within the framework of
the 63rd session of UN General Assembly, Russia co-chair of OSCE
Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov told APA.

He said that the possibility of holding the meeting was discussed
during the meeting of Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian in Moscow
on August 1. Yuri Merzlyakov said the date of the meeting planned to
take place in New York had not been fixed yet. He also noted that the
co-chairs were expected to visit the region. Russia co-chair also took
a stance on Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan’s recent proposal.

"I understood that Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Armenia are expected
to meet in New York. But if the question is trilateral meeting of
Babacan, Nalbandian and Mammadyarov, this is a very good case, we
would only be glad," he said.

The co-chair said it was not right to speak about changing the format
of the negotiations under the present circumstances.