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March 30, 2005 Wednesday

OSCE head to travel from Armenia to Kyrgyzstan

By Tigran Liloyan

YEREVAN, March 30

The head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel will travel to
Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday evening.

He said in Yerevan that the OSCE had business to attend to in this
Central Asian country.

Initially it was planned that the visit to Armenia would last till
Friday, but the trip to Kyrgyzstan changed the schedule.

Rupel’s talks and discussions in Yerevan focused on Nagorno-Karabakh.
“The OSCE believed and believes that a political settlement is the
only correct way” to resolve the conflict, he said.

In his view, “It is necessary to stop ceasefire breaches in the
conflict zone”.

He warned against aggressive rhetoric. “We must foster dialogue and
confidence-building measures,” Rupel added.

He said Slovenia was ready to assist the conflicting sides in
achieving an agreement and even provide a venue for talks and
meetings.