President Aliyev lauds "Prague Process"

Speaking on August 28 in Bled, Slovenia, where he is attending a conference on "Caspian Outlook," Ilham Aliyev described the ongoing OSCE-mediated talks between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia "the most acceptable way" of reaching a phased solution of the Karabakh conflict, Day.Az reported on August 29.

Also on August 28, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who is attending the same conference, met in Bled with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza, who is the U.S. co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group that mediates the Karabakh talks, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. No details of their talks were made public.

Oskanian failed to meet on the sidelines of the Bled conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadayarov, but may do so at some point next month.

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