PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN INTELLECTUALS
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
July 3, 2009 Friday
At the initiative of the embassies of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the
Russian Federation and support of the OSCE, a group of Azerbaijani
and Armenian intellectuals have today visited Khankendi, Shusha and,
then, traveled to Armenia where they met President Serzh Sargsyan.
Later that day, the group left Yerevan for Baku where they were
received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The group included Armenian ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan,
editor-in-chief of Arovot newspaper Aram Abramian, director of
the Mediamaks news agency Ara Tadevosian, journalist of the Novoye
Vrema newspaper Armen Khanbabyan, members of Armenian parliament
Ermine Nagdalyan, Mkhitar Mnasakanyan, footballer Eduard Markarov,
director of the S. Paradjanov museum Zaven Sargsyan, director of
the Public Organization Shushan Katlamadjan, medical worker from
Nagorno-Karabakh Lyudmila Grigaryan, Russian President`s special envoy
for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvidkoy, members of the
Azerbaijan parliament Asim Mollazade, Rovshan Rzayev, Rector of the
National Conservatory Siyavush Karimi, chief of cultural department
of the Shusha Executive Power Zahid Abbasov, editor-in-chief of the
Karabakh newspaper Chingiz Ismayilov.
On the Azerbaijan`s stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Head
of State said resolution of the problem must be based on Azerbaijan`s
territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers only, with
granting high autonomy status to Nagorno-Karabakh.
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
July 3, 2009 Friday
At the initiative of the embassies of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the
Russian Federation and support of the OSCE, a group of Azerbaijani
and Armenian intellectuals have today visited Khankendi, Shusha and,
then, traveled to Armenia where they met President Serzh Sargsyan.
Later that day, the group left Yerevan for Baku where they were
received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The group included Armenian ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan,
editor-in-chief of Arovot newspaper Aram Abramian, director of
the Mediamaks news agency Ara Tadevosian, journalist of the Novoye
Vrema newspaper Armen Khanbabyan, members of Armenian parliament
Ermine Nagdalyan, Mkhitar Mnasakanyan, footballer Eduard Markarov,
director of the S. Paradjanov museum Zaven Sargsyan, director of
the Public Organization Shushan Katlamadjan, medical worker from
Nagorno-Karabakh Lyudmila Grigaryan, Russian President`s special envoy
for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvidkoy, members of the
Azerbaijan parliament Asim Mollazade, Rovshan Rzayev, Rector of the
National Conservatory Siyavush Karimi, chief of cultural department
of the Shusha Executive Power Zahid Abbasov, editor-in-chief of the
Karabakh newspaper Chingiz Ismayilov.
On the Azerbaijan`s stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Head
of State said resolution of the problem must be based on Azerbaijan`s
territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers only, with
granting high autonomy status to Nagorno-Karabakh.