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16 September 2005 - 03:40 AMT

MAMMADYAROV: KOCHARIAN-ALIYEV MEETING LAID BASIS FOR NEGOTIATION PROCESS

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated that “in order to settle Karabakh conflict the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents should act as state men but not as political figures defending national interests. In his words, the latest Kocharian-Aliyev meeting laid basis for the negotiation process. “I should like to say that there is progress but unfortunately problems remain”, he said.