CO-CHAIRS NOT CONTACT WITH AZERBAIJAN AFTER RETURNING ARMENIA

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 1 2007

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Bernard Fassier (France), Matthew Bryza
(US) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Personal representative of
OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk-mediators in the settlement
of Nagorno Karabakh conflict did not inform Azerbaijani side about
the results of visit to region on October 24-26, Khazar Ibrahim,
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s spokesman told the APA.

He stated that Azerbaijan was expecting constructive position from
Armenia but mediators did not give any information about it.

After visit of co-chairs to Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov stated that talks cover debates on main principles and
there remained some opened issues on several principles.

"Co-chairs are seeking compromise on the issues. We are expecting
the results of talks that they carried out in Yerevan.