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19 June 2002 - 13:44 AMT

OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS INTEND TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh conflict settlement soon intend to have separate meetings with Armenian President Robert Kocharian in Tallinn and Azeri President Heydar Aliyev in Istanbul. First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Trubnikov stated it. «We suppose that such a separate format will contribute to holding a separate meeting of the Presidents of the two countries,» – the Russian diplomat noted. According to preliminary data Robert Kocharian’s visit to the Baltic countries is planned June 24-28, and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ meeting with Heydar Aliyev will to all appearance be held June 25 within the framework of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation summit.