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Armenian, Azeri presidents pleased with CIS talks
Mediamax news agency
15 Sep 04
Yerevan, 15 September: The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents,
Robert Kocharyan and Ilham Aliyev, have positively assessed the
results of their talks that lasted for several hours in Astana today
[15 September].
A Mediamax special correspondent reports from the Kazakh capital that
Robert Kocharyan announced at the end of the meeting between the two
countries' presidents and the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group
that the two countries' leaders positively assessed the work of the
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers.
"It is time to clarify certain positions, which we did today. Now
we need some time in order to define our further steps, knowing each
other's position," the Armenian president said.
"Generally speaking, there is nothing to boast about, but I am happy
with the circumstance that we are discussing ways of the settlement
calmly and patiently," Robert Kocharyan noted.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that a wide range of issues
connected with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict was discussed
in Astana today. He announced that he is assessing positively the
exchange of views that has been taking place of late between the
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers.
"Our meeting today allowed us to draw a certain line under the dialogue
between our countries' foreign ministers," Ilham Aliyev said.
Mediamax news agency
15 Sep 04
Yerevan, 15 September: The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents,
Robert Kocharyan and Ilham Aliyev, have positively assessed the
results of their talks that lasted for several hours in Astana today
[15 September].
A Mediamax special correspondent reports from the Kazakh capital that
Robert Kocharyan announced at the end of the meeting between the two
countries' presidents and the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group
that the two countries' leaders positively assessed the work of the
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers.
"It is time to clarify certain positions, which we did today. Now
we need some time in order to define our further steps, knowing each
other's position," the Armenian president said.
"Generally speaking, there is nothing to boast about, but I am happy
with the circumstance that we are discussing ways of the settlement
calmly and patiently," Robert Kocharyan noted.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that a wide range of issues
connected with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict was discussed
in Astana today. He announced that he is assessing positively the
exchange of views that has been taking place of late between the
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers.
"Our meeting today allowed us to draw a certain line under the dialogue
between our countries' foreign ministers," Ilham Aliyev said.