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    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    TASS
    July 5, 2004 Monday

    Russia, Armenia to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh settlement

    By Svetlana Alexandrova and Alexandra Urusova

    MOSCOW

    The Russian and Armenian Foreign Ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Vardan
    Oskanyan, will discuss here on Tuesday ways of settling the
    Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

    Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said, "Russia is ready
    to contribute to the settlement of the conflict and guarantee the
    signing of agreements that will be acceptable for both sides." "The
    participants in the conflict should reach a compromise over this
    problem," he emphasized.

    The Moscow talks "will focus on interaction within the CIS, including
    within the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the EurAsEC,
    and the foreign ministries' joint efforts aimed at improving the
    situation in the Caucasus."

    The Armenian foreign minister's visit on July 5-7 will give an
    additional impulse to Russian-Armenian relations which have a firm
    legal basis, the spokesman said.

    Trade and economic cooperation will be among priorities during the
    talks. In 2003, trade turnover between Russia and Armenia increased
    by 34.5 percent to 203.3 million U.S. dollars. Russia's exports to
    Armenia grew 33.5 percent to reach 126.2 million dollars, while
    imports increased 36 percent to 77.1 million dollars.

    In the course of his visit, Oskanyan will also meet with chairman of
    the State Duma Committee for the CIS and Relations with Compatriots
    Andrei Kokoshin.

    The Russian and Armenian foreign ministers meet regularly. The
    previous talks were held in Moscow last November.
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