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AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO LEAVE FOR NEW YORK
Azeri Press Agency
19 Sen. 2006 13:07
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will leave for New York
on September 23 to attend the 61st session of the UN General Assembly.
The Ministry spokesman Tahir Tagizadeh told the APA.
The agenda of the 61st session also covers the issue "GUAM frozen
conflicts, their impact on international arena, security and
development", which was included at the initiative of the GUAM
(Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova). GUAM Foreign Ministers
will meet during the session. The organization's secretary general
is expected to be elected.
During Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers' talks with the co-chairs of OSCE
Minsk Group in London on 12 September, it was agreed to arrange the
meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers in the frames
of the Prague process in New York on September 25 or 26 this year.
Mr.Tagizadeh said the Ministry has not been informed about any changes
to the agreement on the Ministers' meeting.
Armenian Minister Oskanian declared his refusal of the meeting in
protest against the inclusion of "frozen conflicts" into the agenda
of the UN General Assembly's session.
Azeri Press Agency
19 Sen. 2006 13:07
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will leave for New York
on September 23 to attend the 61st session of the UN General Assembly.
The Ministry spokesman Tahir Tagizadeh told the APA.
The agenda of the 61st session also covers the issue "GUAM frozen
conflicts, their impact on international arena, security and
development", which was included at the initiative of the GUAM
(Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova). GUAM Foreign Ministers
will meet during the session. The organization's secretary general
is expected to be elected.
During Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers' talks with the co-chairs of OSCE
Minsk Group in London on 12 September, it was agreed to arrange the
meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers in the frames
of the Prague process in New York on September 25 or 26 this year.
Mr.Tagizadeh said the Ministry has not been informed about any changes
to the agreement on the Ministers' meeting.
Armenian Minister Oskanian declared his refusal of the meeting in
protest against the inclusion of "frozen conflicts" into the agenda
of the UN General Assembly's session.