MOSCOW WELCOMES CONTINUATION OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

May 17, 2005 - 11:51 AMT  20:10 GMT
Sergey Lavrov refused to report the details of the content of the conversation between Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev.

ALIYEV: BAKU STAND IN KARABAKH PROBLEM UNCHANGED

May 17, 2005 - 11:44 AMT  20:10 GMT
Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov noted that «the negotiations have not reached a radical turn.»

TURKISH PM CONTINUES DEMANDING OPENING ARMENIAN ARCHIVES

May 17, 2005 - 11:24 AMT  20:10 GMT
The issue of «the questionable genocide» should be researched by historians and other experts, stated Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

ARMENIA AMONG 10 RUSSIA-FRIENDLY COUNTRIES

May 17, 2005 - 11:15 AMT  20:10 GMT
Bashkirov and Partners Russian company has held a survey to find out which countries Russians consider «friendly» and which «do not have a friendly attitude towards Russia.»

AZERI SPEAKER COMPLAINED SUPERPOWERS DO NOT APPLY SANCTIONS AGAINST ARMENIA

May 17, 2005 - 10:57 AMT  20:10 GMT
Italian Minister for Regional Affairs: «I know Karabakh is your sore point.»

CONGRESS OF ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIAN JEWELERS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN IN SEPTEMBER

May 17, 2005 - 10:14 AMT  20:10 GMT
An exhibition of jewelry items will be simultaneously organized.

KOCHARIAN-ERDOGAN MEETING DID NOT TAKE PLACE DESPITE EXPECTATIONS

May 17, 2005 - 09:46 AMT  20:10 GMT
There was no agreement on holding a meeting and all the reports that it is being arranged was spread exclusively by Turkish media.

ALIYEV PROPOSAL UNACCEPTABLE TO ARMENIA

May 17, 2005 - 08:58 AMT  20:10 GMT
Vartan Oskanian assessed the meeting of the Armenian and Azeri Presidents as positive.

ELMAR MAMEDYAROV STATES ARMENIA READY TO RETURN SEVEN TERRITORIES TO AZERBAIJAN

May 17, 2005 - 08:50 AMT  20:10 GMT
The Azeri FM noted that the terms of the return are being specified at the moment.

BAKU READY TO PROVIDE «AUTONOMY HIGHEST DEGREE» TO KARABAKH

May 17, 2005 - 08:38 AMT  20:10 GMT
The territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the authority of Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh cannot be discussed as a compromise, Ilham Aliyev stated.
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