MATHEW BRYZA TO VISIT BAKU FOR DISCUSSION OF ENERGY AND DEMOCRACY ISSUES

TREND News Agency, Azerbaijan
July 26 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / Ò corr K. Ramazanova / United States’ Co-chairman of
the OSCE Minsk Group, the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mathew Bryza,
will visit Azerbaijan, the head of PR Department at the US Embassy
in Azerbaijan, Jonathan Henick, reported on 26 July.

Before arrival to Azerbaijan Bryza will visit Yerevan on 30 July. The
exact date of arrival to Baku has not been publicized.

The purpose of the Bryza’s visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan is to
discuss the issues of bilateral cooperation. According to Henick,
along with the ways of settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Bryza will discuss energy and democracy issues in Baku.

Bryza has to be in Moscow on 2 August, where regularly consultations
on settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be held by the OSCE
Minsk Group’s co-chairmen ( Russia, France, and United States).

The conflict between two South Caucasus countries broke out in 1988 due
to territorial claims of Armenia to Azerbaijan. Since 1992, some 20%
of Azerbaijani territories (Nagorno-Karabakh and 7 nearby regions),
have been under the occupation of the Armenian Armed Forces. In May,
1994 the sides signed a ceasefire. Peace talks are still held under
the auspices of the Minsk Group of the OSCE chaired by Russia, France
and the United States, but in vain.

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