October 24, 2002 - 22:45 AMT
AZERBAIJAN CALLS ON USA TO MAKE KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT PROCESS MORE ACTIVE
Azerbaijan has called on the USA to make the activities of the OSCE Minsk group on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement more active. Azeri State Oil Company vice-president, Azeri parliament deputy Ilham Aliyev stated that in Washington after his meeting with the US vice-president Richard Cheney. As "Arminfo" agency reports referring to the Baku media, Ilahm Aliyev presented the projects of transition of the Caspian region energy supply to West and the process of talks on the Karabakh conflict settlement to the American side. "Azerbaijan expects the Minsk group will have new and fair suggestions able to have a positive role in the conflict settlement", I. Aliyev stated.