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    Russian president praises Armenian, Azeri leaders' optimism

    ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow
    15 Sep 04

    Astana, 15 September: Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it is
    important to maintain the dialogue on the Nagornyy Karabakh problem
    between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

    "No matter what you agree on today, personal meetings between leaders
    is always a step forward," Vladimir Putin said opening a trilateral
    meeting of the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents.

    Vladimir Putin noted Ilham Aliyev and Robert Kocharyan's enthusiasm
    to continue the dialogue to resolve the Karabakh problem.

    "I am pleased to note that despite the difficulty of the problem,
    you are continuing the dialogue," the Russian leader said. He stressed
    that he considered "it is important that the dialogue and negotiations
    at the highest level are being maintained".

    The Russian president expressed confidence that "the meeting will not
    be worthless and will contribute to the settlement of the problem". He
    thanked the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan for their readiness
    to hold today's meeting. "We understand that expectations are high
    and the problem is an extremely difficult one," Putin said. "I am
    pleased to note that you remain optimistic and have the desire to
    resolve the problem."

    The Russian leader stressed that "today's meeting was part of efforts
    of the OSCE Minsk Group". He stressed that today, before the trilateral
    meeting, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan had held a one-to-one
    meeting and before that a meeting with the co-chairmen of the OSCE
    Minsk Group. "All the people involved in this process (the Karabakh
    settlement) sincerely sympathize with you," Putin said.

    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he wanted "peace to come
    to our region soon". Ilham Aliyev thanked Vladimir Putin for his
    involvement in the settlement of the Karabakh problem. "Thank you
    for the involvement in this issue. As our neighbour and a co-chair
    of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia plays a very important role in the
    settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict," he said. "I am
    grateful to you for your participation and involvement," he added.

    In turn, Robert Kocharyan said that he had "interesting talks with
    the Azerbaijani president". Kocharyan said that it was his third
    meeting with Ilham Aliyev. "We had three meetings, one of them
    was a familiarization one, the second one was more detailed," he
    said. Kocharyan believes that "the work was more effective at the
    ministerial level" when preparations were made for the presidents'
    meeting.
    From: Baghdasarian
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