September 9, 2004 - 23:59 AMT
RUSSIA ACTIVATES EFFORTS TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT
Russia activates efforts to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolay Ryabov, who is completing his diplomatic mission in that country, stated at a meeting with Chairman of Azeri Milli Mejlis Murtuz Aleskerov, Trend news agency reported. The Ambassador noted that on the initiative of the Russian leader a meeting of Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia will be held in Astana September 16. Searching for the ways of settlement of the Karabakh conflict is the main goal of the meeting.