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ACCORDING TO OSCE MG AMERICAN CO-CHAIRMAN, "GOOD ATMOSPHERE EXISTED" AT KOCHARIAN-ALIYEV BUCHAREST MEETING
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 06 2006
BUCHAREST, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev met in the
capital of Romania, Bucharest, on June 4. The second meeting during
this year that took place in the Embassy of Poland to Romania,
finished a bit after midnight by Yerevan time. After the Armenian
and Azerbaijani Presidents' leaving the Embassy building, the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairmen remained and negotiated separately for another
hour. "The Presidents had a meeting which lasted two and a half hours.
That was a detailed discussion of issues. Then the Presidents met
with Co-Chairmen for about 45 minutes. We have a not worked out
program to meet tomorrow as well. A good atmosphere existed during
the negotiations. I must repear, a good atmosphere and a detailed
discussion. We'll see what will be later," OSCE Minsk Group American
Co-Chairman Steven Mann said to Radio Liberty at the end of the
negotiations. Russian Co-Chairman Yuri Merzliakov, responding the
issue how he will compare these negotiations with the Rambouillet,
stated: "I think that this was a meeting of completely other type,
and the atmosphere has always been good." Robert Kocharian refused to
comment upon the taken place negotiations in any way, mentioning that
"there is no agreement to speak to press," that's why it's not proper
that he comments upon it. And Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did
not speak to journalists at all.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 06 2006
BUCHAREST, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Presidents of
Armenia and Azerbaijan Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev met in the
capital of Romania, Bucharest, on June 4. The second meeting during
this year that took place in the Embassy of Poland to Romania,
finished a bit after midnight by Yerevan time. After the Armenian
and Azerbaijani Presidents' leaving the Embassy building, the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairmen remained and negotiated separately for another
hour. "The Presidents had a meeting which lasted two and a half hours.
That was a detailed discussion of issues. Then the Presidents met
with Co-Chairmen for about 45 minutes. We have a not worked out
program to meet tomorrow as well. A good atmosphere existed during
the negotiations. I must repear, a good atmosphere and a detailed
discussion. We'll see what will be later," OSCE Minsk Group American
Co-Chairman Steven Mann said to Radio Liberty at the end of the
negotiations. Russian Co-Chairman Yuri Merzliakov, responding the
issue how he will compare these negotiations with the Rambouillet,
stated: "I think that this was a meeting of completely other type,
and the atmosphere has always been good." Robert Kocharian refused to
comment upon the taken place negotiations in any way, mentioning that
"there is no agreement to speak to press," that's why it's not proper
that he comments upon it. And Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did
not speak to journalists at all.