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    THE WARSAW MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTS OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA MAY FAIL

    Agency WPS
    DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
    May 16, 2005, Monday

    The meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Warsaw is
    on the verge of failure. Some analysts say that the crisis was caused
    by President Ilkham Aliyev's unwillingness to hold negotiations with
    Armenian President Robert Kocharyan at the CIS summit in Moscow.
    (...) In these circumstances it's easy to guess that Yerevan may
    refuse to hold the meeting in Warsaw. Armenian Foreign Minister
    Vardan Oskanyan indirectly confirmed this. He said on Tuesday, "I
    cannot promise that the meeting (of the presidents) will take place."

    However, the majority of Azerbaijanian experts think that the Council
    of Europe will force Ilkham Aliyev and Robert Kocharyan to hold
    negotiations in Warsaw. The secretary-general of this organization
    recently stated that if one of the parties refuses to hold negotiations
    the CE will have to use strict measures. It should be noted that the
    Minsk OSCE group has prepared three plans of peaceful settlement
    of the conflict. The first plan is aimed at releasing territory
    seized by Armenia, returning refugees and determining the status of
    Nagorny Karabakh. The second plan is aimed at establishing transport
    communications and determining the status of Karabakh. The third
    plan is a combination of the first and second plans. In the meantime,
    Baku and Yerevan are not satisfied with these plans.

    Independent observers state that this is the main reason why the
    parties seek to suspend negotiations.

    Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, May 12, 2005, p. 5

    Translated by Alexander Dubovoi
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