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Armenian, Azeri leaders to meet in May - foreign minister
Mediamax news agency
13 Apr 05
YEREVAN
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan today described as ''a
strong exaggeration'' the reports that the co-chairmen of the OSCE
Minsk Group have prepared a new ''package of proposals'' on the
settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.
Speaking at a briefing in Yerevan today, the Armenian foreign minister
said that it is more correct to say that "the time has come when the
mediators want to hear the opinion of the Armenian and Azerbaijani
presidents on some issues," Mediamax new agency reports.
Oskanyan said that the meeting between [Armenian President] Robert
Kocharyan and [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev is most likely to
take place in May, however, there is still no specific agreement on
the venue and date for the meeting.
Oskanyan also said that he and his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar
Mammadyarov will meet not each other, but the mediators in London on
15 April. The Armenian foreign minister did not rule out that the
foreign ministers of the two countries will hold several meetings with
the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"However, there will be no direct meeting between Oskanyan and
Mammadyarov," the Armenian foreign minister said.
Mediamax news agency
13 Apr 05
YEREVAN
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan today described as ''a
strong exaggeration'' the reports that the co-chairmen of the OSCE
Minsk Group have prepared a new ''package of proposals'' on the
settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict.
Speaking at a briefing in Yerevan today, the Armenian foreign minister
said that it is more correct to say that "the time has come when the
mediators want to hear the opinion of the Armenian and Azerbaijani
presidents on some issues," Mediamax new agency reports.
Oskanyan said that the meeting between [Armenian President] Robert
Kocharyan and [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev is most likely to
take place in May, however, there is still no specific agreement on
the venue and date for the meeting.
Oskanyan also said that he and his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar
Mammadyarov will meet not each other, but the mediators in London on
15 April. The Armenian foreign minister did not rule out that the
foreign ministers of the two countries will hold several meetings with
the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"However, there will be no direct meeting between Oskanyan and
Mammadyarov," the Armenian foreign minister said.