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    RUSSIA TO HOST ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN LEADERS FOR KARABAKH TALKS

    Voice of America
    Oct 29 2008

    Russian officials say the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will
    meet in Moscow Sunday for talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    Officials said Wednesday that Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
    will mediate the talks on the largely Armenian populated enclave
    of Azerbaijan.

    Mr. Medvedev announced plans to invite the two leaders to negotiate a
    peace deal during a visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, last week.

    He said the recent Russian military conflict with Georgia has shown
    the need to settle territorial disputes through negotiation.

    U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack says the United States
    is pleased by Russia's initiative and hopes it succeeds.

    The United States has urged both Azerbaijan and Armenia to step up
    efforts to end the conflict.

    Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh declared independence from
    Azerbaijan in 1988, sparking a six-year war that killed 35,000
    people. A 1994 cease-fire has been periodically interrupted by
    firefights.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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