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AZIMOV: "AZERBAIJAN HAS NEVER DEMANDED CHANGE OF OSCE MG MANDATE"
DeFacto Agency, Armenia
Sept 27 2005
"The aim of the Vienna meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group Co - Chairs
will be exchange of information on the course of the process and
the current state of the Karabakh settlement," stated Azeri Deputy
Foreign Minister Araz Azimov in the interview with APA agency.
In his words, meetings of the kind are conducted regularly. While
commenting on the issue referring to transferring part of OSCE MG
authorities to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister said Azerbaijan had never demanded
change of the OSCE MG mandate. "We are not even going to make such
demands. Azeri top officials have repeatedly pointed out the importance
and need for OSCE Minsk Group activities", stated Azimov.
In his words, the OSCE MG Co-Chairs speak up for launching the
activities within a limited format: "We understand them and welcome
the approach. From the point of view the current stage of the conflict
settlement is in working out preliminary principles and organizing
discussions for coming to a political arrangement on an agreement's
preparation. The format might be widened at the next stage", added he.
DeFacto Agency, Armenia
Sept 27 2005
"The aim of the Vienna meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group Co - Chairs
will be exchange of information on the course of the process and
the current state of the Karabakh settlement," stated Azeri Deputy
Foreign Minister Araz Azimov in the interview with APA agency.
In his words, meetings of the kind are conducted regularly. While
commenting on the issue referring to transferring part of OSCE MG
authorities to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister said Azerbaijan had never demanded
change of the OSCE MG mandate. "We are not even going to make such
demands. Azeri top officials have repeatedly pointed out the importance
and need for OSCE Minsk Group activities", stated Azimov.
In his words, the OSCE MG Co-Chairs speak up for launching the
activities within a limited format: "We understand them and welcome
the approach. From the point of view the current stage of the conflict
settlement is in working out preliminary principles and organizing
discussions for coming to a political arrangement on an agreement's
preparation. The format might be widened at the next stage", added he.