BAKU: Albright to visit Azerbaijan

Albright to visit Azerbaijan

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Dec 9 2004

The former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is
expected to visit Azerbaijan soon as part of her tour over the South
Caucasus region.

During the visit Albright is scheduled to meet with President Ilham
Aliyev, Milli Majlis (parliament) speaker Murtuz Alasgarov, as well
as opposition leaders, a diplomatic source told Azernews.

The talks will focus on the democratic development in Azerbaijan and
the Upper Garabagh conflict.

The former US Secretary of State currently heads the National Democracy
Institute operating in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.