U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE WELCOMES MOSCOW MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA

State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
November 4, 2008 Tuesday

US Department of State spokesman Mark Toner said that official
Washington welcomes the Moscow meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan
and Armenia.

He noted the United States hopes for continuation of negotiations
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within the framework
of Basic Principles. We are pleased with the parties` obligation
to continue the talks. In September, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs
met in New-York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, while
this weekend in Moscow. We are hopeful for continuation of talks
for peaceful settlement of the conflict within framework of Basic
Principles, he emphasized.