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AZERBAIJAN NOT DISCUSSING ISSUE OF NATO MILITARY BASES QUARTERING IN COUNTRY

October 21, 2003 - 00:16 AMT  09:34 GMT
Ilham Aliyev, who won the presidential election in Azerbaijan, said.

ARMENIAN NPP CLOSING TERMS NOT DETERMINED YET, EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE STATED

October 20, 2003 - 23:44 AMT  09:34 GMT
At the same time European Union special representative for the South Caucasus Heikke Talvitie expressed hope that a compromise settlement of this matter should be found.

KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT CAN BE JURIDICAL ONLY, ARMENIAN POLITICIANS CONSIDER

October 20, 2003 - 23:37 AMT  09:34 GMT
Armenia should stand the guarantor of the Nagorno Karabakh security and its independence, chairman of the commission for the Armenian parliament's external links Armen Rustamian stated.

EU REPRESENTATIVE SAYS NEW AZERI LEADER'S STAND IMPORTANT FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT FURTHER SETTLEMENT

October 20, 2003 - 22:57 AMT  09:34 GMT
In the words of EU special representative for the South Caucasus Heikke Talvitie, now it is important to await the newly elected Azeri president's stand on this issue.

OSCE SUBJECTED TO SHARP CRITICISM ARRESTS IN BAKU

October 20, 2003 - 22:56 AMT  09:34 GMT
Today director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Christian Strohal expressed his deep concern over the surge of arrests of the leaders and representatives of the opposition that followed the arguable presidential election in Azerbaijan.

RAO UES OF RUSSIA HEAD TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN

October 20, 2003 - 20:24 AMT  09:34 GMT
Head of the RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubays will arrive in Yerevan on a short-term visit October 22.

TEHRAN AGAINST TURKISH TROOPS QUARTERING IN IRAQ

October 20, 2003 - 20:24 AMT  09:34 GMT
As Iranian MFA statement says, such a decision cannot be taken without the consent of the UN and the Iraqi people.

AZERI CRIMINAL GROUPING LEADER KILLED IN KRASNOYARSK RUSSIAN CITY

October 20, 2003 - 19:23 AMT  09:34 GMT
Aktay Akhmetov got the lead out of a muffler pistol in one of the streets of the city October 19.

OSCE ACTING CHAIRMAN ARRIVING IN YEREVAN

October 20, 2003 - 19:21 AMT  09:34 GMT
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will also meet with the representative of Nagorno Karabakh in Yerevan.

AZERI OPPOSITION THREATENED WASHINGTON

October 20, 2003 - 19:19 AMT  09:34 GMT
If the US recognize Ihlam Aliyev and not Isa Gambar the elected president of Azerbaijan, so "Long live to Ben Laden!", Azeri opposition press writes.
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