OSCE SUPPORTS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE INDEPENDENCE OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH

State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
May 24, 2010 Monday

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, in response to
a question from a news agency, stated the following today on the
parliamentary election in Nagorno-Karabakh:

The parliamentary election in Nagorno-Karabakh should in no way
influence the outcome of the process of the conflict resolution.

Since the OSCE supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and
does not recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, the holding
of a parliamentary election has no bearing or influence on the process
of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.

I reiterate support for the efforts of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
will continue to assist in every way possible the political talks
between all the parties within the Minsk process.

From: A. Papazian