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Azerbaijani President to have first meeting with new Armenian President in June

12 May 2008 [13:40] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is likely to meet with new Armenian President Serzh Sarkissyan in June, said Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov at the press conference after meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister, APA reports.

Speaking about the results of the meeting with his Armenian counterpart Edvard Nalbandyan in Strasbourg the minister said it was the first meeting.

"We decided that we should continue the negotiations. The meeting will possibly take place in June. It is very important for Azerbaijani side to meet with new government of Armenia. We should know whether they are ready for peace negotiations, or not…" the minister said.

The 12th International Energy Forum and informal summit of CIS will be held in St. Petersburg on June 6-8.

The first meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents is also expected to take place within the framework of these events.

/APA/
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