May 4, 2004 - 22:51 AMT
BAKU AGAIN STATES IT IS READY TO RESTORE TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION WITH ARMENIA IN EXCHANGE FOR LIBERATION OF "SEIZED REGIONS"
"The issue of the return of the 7 seized regions of Azerbaijan in exchange for restoration of transport communication with Armenia may become the subject of further talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Personal Representative of the President for the Karabakh settlement Araz Azimov stated today. He reminded that the Azeri leader recently stated in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that Baku had the stand of that kind. "In fact, this is a proposal to the opposite party. If the Azeri President issues such a decree, we will discuss it," A. Azimov stated. It should be noted that along with the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Deputy Ministers, Personal Representatives of the Presidents of the two countries, will also meet in Strasbourg May 12.