OSCE OFFICIAL POSITIVE ON KARABAKH

news.az
March 9 2010
Azerbaijan

Joao Soares The president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Joao
Soares, has commented on the Karabakh settlement process during his
visit to Tbilisi.

‘Positive changes can be seen in the resolution of the Karabakh
conflict,’ Soares told journalists today.

He said that both Azerbaijan and Armenia should make political
amendments. ‘I think there are positive changes in the resolution
of this problem. Now, both countries should introduce political
corrections and discuss positions on the development of the negotiation
process. The presidents have met repeatedly and we have repeatedly
discussed the situation with both countries. Their answers to the
conflict settlement were positive.’

Soares and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s special envoy on Karabakh,
Goran Lenmarker, arrived in Tbilisi today. They will visit Armenia
on 10-13 March and Azerbaijan on 13-16 March.

Soares said that the main purpose of the visit was to hold discussions
on conflicts in the region: ‘This also concerns the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. The special representative of the OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly, Goran Lennmarker, and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly deputy
secretary general, Tina Schoen, have worked hard on Nagorno-Karabakh.

We will meet Azerbaijani and Armenian officials, as well as discuss
ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.’