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OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT ON REGIONAL VISIT
Baku, 22 January (AzerTAc). OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Robert Bradtke of the United States, Bernard Fassier of France and Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia have today issued a statement on the outcomes of their visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The statement says “On January 20, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan. As instructed by their presidents in L`Aquila in July 2009, the Co-Chairs delivered to President Sargsyan, just as they had to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during their visit to Baku in December 2009, an updated version of the Madrid Document of November 2007, containing the Co-Chairs` latest articulation of the Basic Principles. On January 21, the Co-Chairs met President Ilham Aliyev in Baku. In their discussions with the Co-Chairs, each president expressed their commitment to continue to pursue a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reaffirmed the seriousness of their side in the negotiations.
The Co-Chairs traveled to Astana, Kazakhstan for consultations with the Government of Kazakhstan, upon its ascension to the Chairmanship of the OSCE. Following their consultations in Astana, they will continue on to Sochi, Russia, where Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will host the next meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
The statement says “On January 20, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan. As instructed by their presidents in L`Aquila in July 2009, the Co-Chairs delivered to President Sargsyan, just as they had to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during their visit to Baku in December 2009, an updated version of the Madrid Document of November 2007, containing the Co-Chairs` latest articulation of the Basic Principles. On January 21, the Co-Chairs met President Ilham Aliyev in Baku. In their discussions with the Co-Chairs, each president expressed their commitment to continue to pursue a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reaffirmed the seriousness of their side in the negotiations.
The Co-Chairs traveled to Astana, Kazakhstan for consultations with the Government of Kazakhstan, upon its ascension to the Chairmanship of the OSCE. Following their consultations in Astana, they will continue on to Sochi, Russia, where Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will host the next meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia.”
