Azerbaijani and Armenian top diplomats to sit for presidential meeting discussion

The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are going to meet in late June to discuss the preparation of the meeting of the presidents of the two countries, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told reporters.

Mammadyarov said on his return from Washington he held met in London with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and discussed the date and agenda of the forthcoming meeting of the heads of state.

"The purpose of the meeting of the Presidents is the discussion of the serious issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I look forward to meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to comprehensively discuss the preparation for the Presidents' meeting," the Minister added.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.


/Trend/