Oskanian and Mamedyarov may have private meeting if necessary

Pan Armenian News

OSKANIAN AND MAMEDYAROV MAY HAVE PRIVATE MEETING IF NECESSARY

07.06.2005 03:13

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The recurrent meeting of Armenian and Azeri Foreign
Ministers with participation of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for
Nagorno Karabakh settlement will be held in Paris June 17, Azeri Deputy
Foreign Minister Araz Azimov stated. In his words, the Ministers will
discuss issues outlined at the Prague meeting held on 11 January 2005. As
noted by Mr. Azimov, before the meeting the OSCE MG Co-Chairs will have meet
with each Minister. He also noted that Vartan Oskanian and Elmar Mamedyarov
may have a private meeting if necessary. In Armenian FM V. Oskanian’s words,
at the Prague meeting «issues were consolidated», Azerbaijan «agreed not to
raise the Nagorno Karabakh issue at the UN and to continue talks within the
OSCE MG.» Azeri Deputy FM reported that negotiations were held over the
stepwise plan, which includes liberation of 7 «occupied» regions,
restoration of intra-regional communications, «return of the expelled Azeri
population, decision over the Nagorno Karabakh status.» It should be noted
that according to a report of the Armenian Foreign Ministry the
Oskanian-Mamedyarov meeting in Paris will take place June 18.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress