AZERI, ARMENIAN LEADERS MAY MEET IN DAVOS

AzerNews Weekly
Jan 14 2009
Azerbaijan

The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia may meet in Davos, Switzerland
on the sidelines of an economic forum to be held from January 29 to
February 1, said Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk
Group brokering a settlement to the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict.

The Russian diplomat told reporters that the prospects of holding
such a meeting would be discussed with the conflicting sides during
the mediators` upcoming visit to the region. The co-chairs are due
to hold talks in Baku January 19 and leave for Yerevan afterwards.

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sarkisian
last met in Moscow on November 2, 2008. A declaration was signed
in conclusion of the talks, which took place on the initiative of
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.