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From: Giorgi Kandelaki (GKandelaki@sorosny.org)
Date: Wed Jun 26 2002 - 12:48:56 EDT
ARMENIAN, TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET. Vartan Oskanian and Ismail
Cem met for 45 minutes on 25 June on the sidelines of the Black Sea
Economic Cooperation (BSEC) summit in Istanbul to discuss the
situation in the South Caucasus and approaches to resolving the
Karabakh conflict, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. Bilateral
relations were touched upon only in general terms and not at length,
according to an unnamed diplomat quoted by AFP. Oskanian told
journalists that no breakthrough was reached on the normalization of
bilateral relations, adding that "this is going to be a long
process." The two sides agreed to continue talks, but it is not clear
whether a specific time frame was established for doing so; the
"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" reported that Oskanian rejected a
proposal by Cem that they should meet regularly. Oskanian said he has
witnessed a "positive change" in the Turkish position on Karabakh and
that Turkey now appears ready to pursue a "more balanced policy"
toward Armenia and Azerbaijan. LF
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