June 3, 2008 - 16:41 AMT
Alan Kasayev: presidential meeting to confirm OSCE MG necessity
The forthcoming meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents will be an acquaintance, head of RIA Novosti division for Baltic States and the CIS Alan Kasayev told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"First, this meeting is important for both Sargsyan and Aliyev, since it will offer a chance to express opinions and make conclusions. Second, they will have to publicly confirm the positions of their states and thus reject opposition claims in both countries. Third, the international community will eye them as adherents to continuation of talks. And last but not least, this meeting will confirm the necessity of the OSCE Minsk Group, whose activity has been subjected to sharp criticism," he said.