Yerevan, Baku To Discuss Karabakh In Europe In Mid-March

YEREVAN, BAKU TO DISCUSS KARABAKH IN EUROPE IN MID-MARCH

Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS General Newswire
February 26, 2007 Monday 2:14 PM MSK

Another meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers,
during which negotiations on the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict are
expected to continue, will be held in mid-March, the Armenian Foreign
Minister Vardan Oskanian said.

"Currently, international mediators are preparing our meeting with
the Azerbaijani counterpart, which is expected to be held in mid-March
in a European capital," Oskanian said at a press conference on Monday
in Yerevan.

He said the Karabakh talks are being held as usually.

For his part, the Poland’s Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga, who also
participated in the press conference, said that Warsaw was ready to
provide any assistance to the settlement of the problem of Nagorno-
Karabakh.

"It will help establish safety and develop cooperation both in the
South Caucasus region and worldwide," she said.

Moreover, Fotyga said that during her visit Armenia and Poland had
signed a cooperation memorandum, according to which Poland would
assist Armenia to integrate within the European institutions.

In particular, Fotyga said, Poland can provide assistance to Armenia
under the EU-Armenia individual partnership program.