NEGOTIATIONS ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT: ILHAM ALIYEV CAN ADVANCE NEW CLAIMS, AZERI FM STATEDDecember 11, 2003 - 21:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The meeting of Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev being held in Geneva today can serve as a basis for the future negotiations, Azerbaijani foreign minister Vilayat Guliyev told Mediamax agency. Though the Presidents were for the first time formally introduced to each other, they have the possibility of objective conversation, he said, adding that Ilham Aliyev is aquatinted with the negotiation process on the Nagorno Karabakh issue. "President Heydar Aliyev and Robert Kocharian were seeking for the ways of resolving the Karabakh problem. No one knows, what they agreed upon, for the outcomes of these negotiations are not fixed on paper. Armenia and Azerbaijan did not undertake any commitments, thus giving Ilham Aliyev the possibility to start from the very beginning. He may have new claims and approaches", - Azeri MFA head said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |