Today.Az, Azerbaijan
July 18 2009

Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents debated issues not touched upon so
far: Russian co-chair

18 July 2009 [10:48] – Today.Az

`Unfortunately, we can’t boast of any success in Moscow meeting of
presidents," said OSCE Minsk Group Russian co-chair Yuriy Merzlyakov
after the meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham
Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan on July 17 in Moscow.

`However we think that there was considerable rapprochement on other
issues at the meeting’.

Merzlyakov said the presidents began to discuss the issues not toughed
upon so far.

`The presidents and we got an impression that it is possible to make a
decision and therefore the negotiations will be continued’.

The diplomat said US co-chair Matthew Bryza plans to visit the region
in August and French co-chair Bernard Fassier in early September and
joint visit of the co-chairs expected to take place in late September.

`As a result of these meetings we look forward to organize new meeting
in October’.

Merzlyakov said participation of the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh
republic in the negotiations was not discussed.

`We discussed only the issues on agenda related to the Basic
Principles only. The participation of Nagorno-Karabakh in the
negotiations was not on agenda today. We think that the participation
of the Nagorno Karabakh representatives in the negotiation can be
discussed after the agreement is reached on the Basic Principles’.

/APA/

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