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1 August 2000 - 12:02 AMT

THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN PROMISES TO HELP CONSOLIDATE PEACE WHICH IS TO BE ACHIEVED BY ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

19.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair expressed hope that at the meetings with the president of Armenia Robert Kocharian the president of Azerbaijan will be able to settle the Karabakh problem through peace negotiations, and promised to assist the consolidation of the achieved peace.
As the Russian paper ” Nezavisimaya Gazeta” reports today, it is said about this in the message of Tony Blair to the president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. The message also reads: “The United Kingdom has always been confident that Azerbaijan and Armenia will become welcome members of the Council of Europe”. -0