ARMENIAN AND AZERI LEADERS SATISFIED THEIR FIRST MEETING IN GENEVADecember 11, 2003 - 22:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We did not discuss any concrete plan of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenian President Robert Kocharian told journalists upon completion of the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev lasting hour and a half. In his words, the first meeting had an acknowledging character. "We tried to analyze the new situation created around the negotiation process and recall everything Armenia and Azerbaijan discussed during the last several years", - R. Kocharian said. At the same time he expressed satisfaction with the meeting and noted the sincerity of the dialogue. In his turn Azeri President I. Aliyev stated that a "very useful exchange of opinions took place". "I view the fact of our meeting as positive and possessing certain consecution. Armenia and Azerbaijan do have the desire to settle the Karabakh problem", - I. Aliyev stated. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |