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February 08, 2006

Armenia Hints At 'Breakthrough' In Karabakh Talks

President Kocharian is optimistic, but warned not to expect an agreement (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)

8 February 2006 -- Armenian President Robert Kocharian said today he sees "some possibilities of a breakthrough" at the Armenian-Azerbaijan summit this week on the 18-year-old territorial dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
However, Kocharian cautioned that no final agreement is expected.

He was speaking to reporters in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, ahead of a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, President Ilham Aliyev.


The two-day talks in Rambouillet, France, begin on 10 February.


The leaders will discuss the future status of the predominantly ethnic-Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh, which seceded from Soviet Azerbaijan in 1988, triggering a six-year war that ended with a truce. Officially, the two countries are still at war.


In addition to their presence in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian troops occupy seven Azerbaijani administrative districts next to the separatist enclave.


(AP)


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