June 4, 2005 - 10:25 AMT
7-9 ISSUES INCLUDED IN ARMENIAN AND AZERI FMs MEETING AGENDA
In the course of a meeting scheduled in mid-June Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers Vartan Oskanian and Elmar Mamedyarov intend to discuss 7-9 issues, the Azeri FM stated. In his words, it is not known yet which of the European capitals the meeting will be held in. When answering a question whether issues of stations of part of the Russian military bases being withdrawn from Georgia will be discussed at the meeting of the ministers, Mamedyarov noted, «We have more serious questions to discuss.» Speaking of the coming talks the Azeri FM said, «We have always said that the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan should be restored and the troops withdrawn from the 7 regions. 7-9 issues are included in the agenda of the negotiations. We know we will come to accord over some of these, however others will remain open. We work for making positions over each of the negotiated elements closer.» It should be noted that yesterday the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that the Oskanian-Mamedyarov meeting will be held in Paris June 18.