OSCE ACTING CHAIRMAN CONCERNED WITH BREACH OF CEASEFIRE

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Sept 5 2005

On September 5, foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met
with the delegation headed by the Acting Chairman, foreign minister
of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel.

Noting the importance of the ongoing negotiations carried out in the
frame of the Prague process for settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Minister Mammadyarov stressed the necessity
of settlement of the problem in the frame of the principle of
territorial integrity and strengthening of efforts in this direction.

Mr. Rupel highly appreciated the alterations in Azerbaijan and stressed
necessity of continuing the negotiations, and also expressed concern
with breach of ceasefire in the front line. Speaking of the democratic
state building process in the country, the Acting Chairman said he
looks at Azerbaijan as a leading regional country and as a model state.

Mr. Rupel also stressed importance of the expected visit of the
Azerbaijan President to Slovenia.

In the meeting, also were focused issues connected to pre-election
situation in the country, other questions of mutual interest.

Then, Elmar Mammadyarov and Dimitrij Rupel briefed for the media
representatives.

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On the same day, the OSCE Acting Chairman met with the head of the
Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh Nizami Bahmanov.