Trend, Azerbaijan
March 26 2010

OSCE looks to set meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Astana
26.03.2010 14:26

Kazakhstan is ready to hold a meeting between Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Astana 2010 to
help resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, OSCE Chairman-In-Office,
Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev was
quoted as saying by KazTAG.

"As part of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
on the basis of the Madrid Principles, we will give every assistance
to the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group and are ready to hold a
meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Astana in
2010," he said at a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
March 26.

The OSCE chairman recalled that during his tour to the South Caucasus
Feb. 15-17, he became acquainted with the real situation in the
conflict zone and the current position of the parties.

"We will make every effort to facilitate the consistent promotion of
positive trends in resolving protracted conflicts," Saudabayev said.