ARMENIAN AND AZERI LEADERS SATISFIED THEIR FIRST MEETING IN GENEVADecember 11, 2003 - 22:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We did not discuss any concrete plan of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenian President Robert Kocharian told journalists upon completion of the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev lasting hour and a half. In his words, the first meeting had an acknowledging character. "We tried to analyze the new situation created around the negotiation process and recall everything Armenia and Azerbaijan discussed during the last several years", - R. Kocharian said. At the same time he expressed satisfaction with the meeting and noted the sincerity of the dialogue. In his turn Azeri President I. Aliyev stated that a "very useful exchange of opinions took place". "I view the fact of our meeting as positive and possessing certain consecution. Armenia and Azerbaijan do have the desire to settle the Karabakh problem", - I. Aliyev stated. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |