Azerbaijan News Service April 16 2005 FOLLOWING MEETING OF FA OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA SCHEDULED IN FRANKFURT 2005-04-16 09:53 Armenian and Azerbaijani FA ministers met with co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk group separately in London. Co-chairmen first met with Armenian minister. Vardan Oskanyan, FA minister of Armenia said in his interview to `Radio of Liberty' he considered these talks as a next stage of Prague process and said the sides held consultations during negotiations. Refusing to reveal details of the meeting, Vardan Oskanyan said the talks were about just general issues. He also refused to answer the question about any new peace proposals from OSCE co-chairmen during the meeting. Armenian FA minister said information in press on new peace proposal from OSCE co-chairmen is exaggerated. Yuri Merzlyakov, Steven Mann and Bernard Fassier, OSCE co-chairmen made statement on April 15. They expressed their concern over regular cease-fire breaches and increase in number of victims as the result lately. It is said in the statement that the two sides should follow the cease-fire and take some measures to stop cease-fire breaches. Azerbaijan and Armenia should pursue balanced policy and prepare their nations for compromises to achieve peace. It is also noted in the statement that resumption of the conflict may end in tragic result for the nations in the region. Another meeting between FA ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia and OSCE co-chairmen will be held at the end of April in Frankfurt. The main target of the meeting is to prepare for meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents that will be held in May.Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov told in his interview with Radio Liberty that official Baku's position regarding release of occupied territories and ensuring refugees return to homelands remain unchanged. Mr. Mammadyarov added that Azerbaijan considers Armenian community in Qarabaq as her citizens and ready to guarantee their security. `I think Armenia must realize that it is important to release Azerbaijan's occupied lands and refuges return their homelands. We understand the process is very complicated because conflict continues more than 15 years' says Elmar Mammadyarov. Foreign minister of Azerbaijan says if yielding compromise means to ensure security then official Baku recognizes Armenian community as citizens of Azerbaijan and assures guarantee for security.
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