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Nalbandyan to meet with Davutoglu

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The talks on Turkish-Armenian and Armenian-Azeri relations are the focus of the sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens.

According to "Azatutyun" radio, the topic was touched upon by acting president of the OSCE, Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Giorgos Papandreu and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kushner who mentioned that "the time has come to make decisions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."

In his speech at the opening of the 17th sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, Giorgos Papandreu announced that the daring decision of Turkey and Armenia was not an easy decision, but a very important one.

The acting OSCE president also touched upon the meetings of the Armenian and Azeri presidents, mentioning that there is progress, important steps have been taken and those steps have been recognized as common for solving the conflict.

Giorgos Papandreu added that it should be declared in Athens that the sides can expect to see support from the OSCE.

There were changes made in the agenda of the sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, particularly the sequence of statements to be made by the participating countries. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan was 27th on the list, but he was shifted to 47th and will speak tomorrow morning.

Edward Nalbandyan and his Turkish counterpart Ahmed Davutoglu are scheduled to meet today at 5 p.m. Yerevan time under the initiative of the Turkish side.

An hour after the meeting, the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers will meet with representatives of the countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kushner and U.S. Under-Secretary of State James Steinberg.

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries are expected to issue a statement on the current stage of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

At 6:20 Yerevan time the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will hold a press conference in Athens, while James Steinberg and Bernard Kushner will arrive to the press center later.