Baku/13.10.17/Turan: The Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet in Geneva on October 16. "Upon the proposal of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, the meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will be held in Geneva on October 16, 2017 to discuss the settlement process of Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry"s press release says. -06D--
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2017 October 13 (Friday) 11:23:41
Will Aliyev and Sargsyan Meet in Geneva?
Baku / 13.10.17 / Turan: The meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will be held in Geneva next week. Armenian media reported this with reference to the representative of the ruling Republican Party Ashotyan. According to him, the Armenian side expects from the forthcoming meeting Azerbaijan"s implementation of the principles adopted in Vienna and St. Petersburg, namely, steps to restore peace and strengthen the confidence of the parties.
Recall that the above principles provide for monitoring on the line of contact and strengthening monitoring procedures to prevent violations of the ceasefire and identify perpetrators of violations.
Armenia expects that compliance with these principles will prevent the use of military force by Azerbaijan for the liberation of the occupied territories.
In turn, Azerbaijan rejects any proposals that limit its legitimate right to resolve the conflict by military means. -02D-
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