VLADIMIR PUTIN HIGHLIGHTED PRESERVATION OF DIALOGUE ON KARABAKH ISSUE BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS

September 16, 2004 - 17:55 AMT  17:29 GMT
"Whatever you agree on today, personal meetings of leaders are always a step forward," the Russian President emphasized.

ARMENIAN, AZERI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSSED KARABAKH SETTLEMENT IN ASTANA

September 16, 2004 - 17:36 AMT  17:29 GMT
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Yuri Merzlyakov, Steven Mann and Henry Jacolen were present at the beginning of the meeting

NO PARALLELS CAN BE DRAWN BETWEEN ABKHAZIA, OSETIA AND KARABAKH

May 25, 2004 - 05:00 AMT  17:29 GMT
According to the newspaper ''Echo'', Baku, demonstrations of protest demanding to give Karabakh back to Azerbaijan are being held in Stepanakert. None of the sources confirmed this information. Our colleagues in Stepanakert assured there were no demonstrations in Karabakh. It is evident that this is another falsification.
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