TREND, Azerbaijan
July 14 2006

American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group to pay visit to Azerbaijan and
Armenia in early August – Azeri FM

Source: Trend
Author: V.Sharifov

14.07.2006

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov doesn’t approve
the self-removal of co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group from the process
of talks on regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Mammadyarov pointed out that co-chairs should continue their activity,
Trend reports with reference to ATV. Almost all moments have been
agreed, and several aspects have remained which don’t allow the sides
to reach a common denominator. At the moments, the sides exchange
views on this issue. The minister considers expedient the active
participation of co-chairs in the negotiations process.

According to minister, he has met in Turkey with the American co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk Group Mathew Bryza who is expected to pay a visit
to Azerbaijan and Armenia in early August and bring new ideas on
settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, because new co-chairs usually
proposes new ideas.