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Key West (April 2001)


Armenia's President Robert Kocharian arrives in Key West, Florida, April 2, 2001, for another series of peace talks with President Gaidar Aliev of Azerbaijan, in an effort to resolve their long-running dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.  Secretary of State Colin Powell, center, talks with president Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan, right, and Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh, U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh, left, during a break in peace talks between Aliev and President Robert Kocharian of Armenia at the Harry S. Truman Little White House Tuesday April 3, 2001 in Key West, Fla.  Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, chats with President Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan outside the Harry S. Truman Little White House Tuesday, April 3, 2001 in Key West, Fla., during a break in a series of peace talks between Aliev and President Robert Kocharian of Armenia. 
Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks to the media at the Harry S. Truman Little White House Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in Key West, Fla., after having met separately with presidents Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan and Robert Kocharian of Armenia for a series of peace talks.  Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, meets with President Robert Kocharian of Armenia at the Harry S. Truman Little White House Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in Key West, Fla., during a series of peace talks between Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan and Kocharian.  Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, shakes hands with President Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan at the Harry S. Truman Little White House Tuesday April 3, 2001, in Key West, Fla., during a series of peace talks with Aliev and President Robert Kocharian of Armenia, not shown. 
Ken Clark, a worker at the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Fla., affixes the Armenian flag, left, on a pole as the Azerbaijan flag flies in front of him during preparations for the start of the peace talks between presidents Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan and Robert Kocharian of Armenia Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in Key West.  U.S. chief negotiator Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh, (L) updates media representatives on the status of the Key West Peace Talks April 4, 2001, with Russian negotiator Viacheslav Trubinkov, (C) and French negotiator Ambassador Jean-Jacques Gaillarde. Delegations and the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia are in Key West, Florida for another series of talks in an effort to resolve a long-running dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.  The Key West talks between Azeri and Armenian presidents will be a step forward towards adjustment of the Karabakh conflict. This statement was made by the U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in a news conference held after his separate meetings with Azerbaijan 's Heydar Aliyev and Armenia's Robert Kocharian. Commenting on the talks, Mr Powell said the meetings gave him hope the conflict would be resolved on the basis of «mutual concessions.»
Carey Cavanaugh (L), U.S. special negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh, jokes with Geidar Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, during another series of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Key West, Florida, April 5, 2001. This bilateral discussion took place in Aliev's waterfront suite at the Pier House Resort in Key West. Cavanaugh and other negotiators met separately with Armenian President Robert Kocharian just prior to his session with Aliev. Armenian President Robert Kocharian (L) meets Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh, U.S. special negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh, April 5, 2001, during another round of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Key West, Florida. The delegation is sitting at a poker table once used by former President Harry Truman at the Harry S Truman Little White House Museum in Key West. President Robert Kocharian of Armenia, right, has a conversation with Hope Harrison, director of European Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council, during a sunset cruise aboard Schooner America around Key West Harbor, Fla., Thursday, April 5, 2001. Also on the two-hour voyage were Geidar Aliev, president of Azerbaijan, and other delegates that are participating in a series of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Robert Kocharian, president of Armenia, left, gets ready to depart on a sunset cruise aboard the Schooner America Thursday, April 5, 2001, in Key West, Fla. To the right of Kocharian are Viacheslav Trubinkov, the chief Russian negotiator, Philippe de Suremian, a member of the French delegation, and other unidentified delegates of the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks in Key West. Armenian President Robert Kocharian (L) and President Geidar Aliev of Azerbaijan (R) enjoy a casual conversation April 6, 2001, just prior to a final dinner to close out the Key West Peace Talks, another in a series of efforts to resolve a long-running dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh. Robert Kocharian, president of Armenia, checks out the fit of a sailing jacket, provided by the captain of the Schooner America, Thursday, April 5, 2001, as he and other delegates to the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talk enjoy a two-hour sail around Key West Harbor.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Paris next week on the sidelines of an international meeting on Yugoslavia, the Foreign Ministry said April 5, 2001. Powell is seen during a peace summit between Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijan President Haydar Aliyev at the 'Little White House' in Key West, Florida Armenian President Robert Kocharian (second from left) chats with an aide as Azerbaijan President Haydar Aliyev (R) keeps his distance as he walks into the "Little White House" prior to the resumption of peace talks in Key West, Florida The Key West sunset reflect in the sunglasses of Robert Kocharian, president of Armenia, Thursday, April 5, 2001, as he and other delegates to the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talk enjoy a two-hour sail aboard the Schooner America around Key West Harbor.
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Secretary of State Colin Powell wait in the Oval Office of the White House as President Bush meets with the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Monday, April 9, 2001 in Washington. U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with Armenian President Robert Kotcharian in the Oval Office of the White House April 9, 2001. Bush was scheduled to meet with the President of Azerbaijan later in the afternoon.

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