March 13, 2006 - 19:15 AMT
Mann Discussed Karabakh Settlement with Azeri Leaders
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Steven Mann, on March 13. A number of questions regarding Armenian-Azeri talks over settlement the Nagorno Karabakh conflict were discussed at the meeting.
The same day Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov, met with US Ambassador Steven Mann. At the end of the meeting Mann stated that they discussed the peaceful solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict and considered the meeting "very productive". "We exchanged opinions with Elmar Mammadyarov over settlement of the Karabakh issue and a number of other questions," Mann remarked. He also added that he was going to Baku airport to welcome US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, who will also meet with the Azeri FM, APA reports.