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TASS
April 6, 2006 Thursday 11:35 PM EST
Russian, Armenian foreign ministers to discuss Karabakh
MOSCOW, April 7
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart
Vardan Oskanyan will meet on Friday to discuss the settlement of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said ``Russia stands for
the continuation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue at various
levels, first and foremost between the presidents of both
countries''.
``The participants in the conflict should find a mutually acceptable
solution themselves. Russia is ready to render most active assistance
in the issue both on the bilateral level and as a co-chair of the
OSCE Minsk group, and become a guarantor of the reached agreements'',
Kamynin said.
The spokesman said relations with Armenia ``have acquired the
character of strategic and allied partnership of late and distinguish
themselves by a positive development dynamics''.
The talks will also focus on the expansion of bilateral cooperation
in transport, fuel and power-engineering industries, according to
Kamynin.
Oskaryan said Armenia will pay beginning from April 100 US dollars
per 1000 cubic meters of Russian natural gas.
``Currently talks are underway with Russia to ensure that the price
hike does not trigger negative consequences for the population.
However, I do not know what the result will be,'' the minister said.
TASS
April 6, 2006 Thursday 11:35 PM EST
Russian, Armenian foreign ministers to discuss Karabakh
MOSCOW, April 7
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart
Vardan Oskanyan will meet on Friday to discuss the settlement of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said ``Russia stands for
the continuation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue at various
levels, first and foremost between the presidents of both
countries''.
``The participants in the conflict should find a mutually acceptable
solution themselves. Russia is ready to render most active assistance
in the issue both on the bilateral level and as a co-chair of the
OSCE Minsk group, and become a guarantor of the reached agreements'',
Kamynin said.
The spokesman said relations with Armenia ``have acquired the
character of strategic and allied partnership of late and distinguish
themselves by a positive development dynamics''.
The talks will also focus on the expansion of bilateral cooperation
in transport, fuel and power-engineering industries, according to
Kamynin.
Oskaryan said Armenia will pay beginning from April 100 US dollars
per 1000 cubic meters of Russian natural gas.
``Currently talks are underway with Russia to ensure that the price
hike does not trigger negative consequences for the population.
However, I do not know what the result will be,'' the minister said.