"CAUCASIAN FOUR" SPEAKERS EXPECTED TO MEET IN TBILISI

PanARMENIAN.Net - The next meeting of the Speakers of the "Caucasian four" member-countries is planned be held in Tbilisi February 2004, as reported by Russian sources, chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Duma Sergey Mironov stated. In his words, in the view of the change of power in Georgia official Tbilisi has not confirmed its participation in the forum, which probably will not be held before the elections, yet. "We will with understanding accept the change of the terms and perhaps the place of the meeting will also change. However I think the forum will certainly take place for all the participants are interested in it", - S. Mironov said. To note, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia form the "Caucasian four".
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