Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 29 2004

`Int’l organizations should step up attention to peaceful conflict
resolution’ – OSCE envoy

President Ilham Aliyev, receiving the special envoy of the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly (PA) on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict Goran
Lennmarker, stated that despite the ongoing peace talks between the
two countries, no results have been achieved thus far. Armenia is
failing to take serious steps at settling the conflict and is again
trying to postpone the process of negotiations, he said.
Aliyev regarded as positive the close involvement of the Council of
Europe and other international organizations in the conflict
resolution.
The OSCE envoy said after the meetings he had with people from Upper
Garabagh and other Azerbaijani regions under occupation during the
current visit, he has made a conclusion that the conflict must be
resolved soon.
`The people suffering from the conflict, including refugees and
displaced persons, are in urgent need of assistance and long for
returning home.’
Lennmarker added that it was important that international
organizations step up their attention to a peaceful resolution of the
conflict.*