January 20, 2004 - 19:40 AMT
ILHAM ALIYEV NOT TO ATTEND MIKHAIL SAHAKASHVILI INAUGURATION
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has denied reports that he will be present at the inauguration ceremony of Georgian newly elected President Mikhail Sahakashvili. In Aliyev's words, he was not scheduled to visit Tbilisi. As of the Azeri-Georgian relations, they "need to be developed." It should be reminded that according to earlier reports of Baku media, in Tbilisi Aliyev was scheduled to meet with US State Secretary Colin Powell, who will arrive in the Georgian capital.