OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN FIRST

Today, Azerbaijan
May 18 2006

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs together with their states high ranking
Foreign Ministry officials are expected to visit the South Caucasus.

Russia’s Charge d’Affaires in Azerbaijan Pyotr Burdikin told
journalists that the visit will start from Azerbaijan. Explaining the
objective of visiting together with FM officials, the diplomat said the
Minsk Group is trying to achieve the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict and added that sometimes new figures joining the negotiating
process brings new approaches to the stances of the parties.

According to APA, Mr.Burdikin also said that a number of options and
plans have been discussed during the negotiating process, the option
that was rejected before, was accepted later on. The Russian diplomat
noted that none of these options are being discussed at present. He
did not forecast what results will be in the end of the talks.

“This is a very difficult issue, but I believe there will be a
progress,” he stressed.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress