OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUED STATEMENT

Today, Azerbaijan
May 24 2006

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, being on a visit in Azerbaijan, issued
joint statement.

According to APA, the statement reads that co-chairs coming together
with OSCE chairman in- office personal representative, in diplomatic
mission is to support the necessity of Nagorno Karabakh conflict
in peaceful way, and stressing the time of solving the problem for
the sides.

“We were received by President Ilham Aliyev, and before that we
met with foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov. We had discussed the
significant aspects of future regulation. We tried to provide condition
for two Presidents’ meeting. Besides it, both countries should prepare
its community to peace not war.

“Our talks in Baku are of constructive character. Tomorrow we will
visit Yerevan, meet with President Robert Kocharian and foreign
minister Vardan Oskanian and hold of the same character talks and
return to the states we represent and inform our leader.”

Co-chairs will also inform the OSCE and international community of
their visit to the region. “At present, it depends on Azerbaijan
and Armenia what will happen. We leave the country in hopes
for development. We are pleased to be in Baku, and we express our
gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev and Azerbaijani people for their
receiving us.”

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