ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVED NEWS HEAD OF OSCE BAKU OFFICE

YEREVAN, JULY 24. ARMINFO-TURAN: President Ilham Aliyev received the
newly appointed head of the OSCE Baku Office ambassador Maurizio
Pavesi yesterday.

Head of Azerbaijan said that the Republic attaches great significance
to cooperation with OSCE.

Touching upon the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, Ilham
Aliyev said that OSCE Minsk Group is engaged in resolution of the
conflict. However hitherto it has failed in finding solution to the
problem. Aliyev underlined that the conflict jeopardizes stability and
security in the region and it should be settled only in the frame of
international laws and principles.

Speaking about democratization process in the country, Aliyev dwelt on
the active cooperation with the international
organizations. “Azerbaijan has fully implemented its obligations
before the Council of Europe”, – he added.

In his turn Maurizio Pavesi expressed confidence that this cooperation
would further continue and he personally would make his contribution
to the existing relations between Azerbaijan and the Organization.–