Ilham Aliyev receives the delegation of Armenian, Azerbaijani
intellectuals

armradio.am
04.07.2009 15:41

At the initiative of the embassies of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the
Russian Federation and the support of the OSCE, a group of Azerbaijani
and Armenian intellectuals visited Stepanakert, Shushi and, then,
traveled to Armenia where they met President Serzh Sargsyan.

Later that day, the group left Yerevan for Baku where they were
received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Day.az reports.

The group included Armenian ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan,
editor-in-chief of Arovot newspaper Aram Abramian, director of the
Mediamaks news agency Ara Tadevosian, journalist of the Novoye Vrema
newspaper Armen Khanbabyan, members of Armenian parliament Hermine
Nagdalyan, Mkhitar Mnasakanyan, footballer Eduard Markarov, director of
the S. Paradjanov museum Zaven Sargsyan, director of the Public
Organization Shushan Katlamadjan, medical worker from Nagorno-Karabakh
Lyudmila Grigaryan, Russian President`s special envoy for international
cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvidkoy, members of the Azerbaijan
parliament Asim Mollazade, Rovshan Rzayev, Rector of the National
Conservatory Siyavush Karimi, chief of cultural department of the
Shusha Executive Power Zahid Abbasov, editor-in-chief of the Karabakh
newspaper Chingiz Ismayilov.

President Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting that resolution of the
Karabakh issue must be based on Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity and
inviolability of frontiers only, with granting high autonomy status to
Nagorno-Karabakh.