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KAZAKHSTAN CAN GIVE IMPETUS TO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
news.az
Feb 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Tackling protracted conflicts is a priority for Kazakhstan as
chair of the OSCE, according to the head of the OSCE's Baku office,
Bilge Cankorel.
He said that the OSCE chairman-in-office, Kazakh Foreign Minister
Kanat Saudabayev, had set out his country's priorities as OSCE chair
at the organization's session in Vienna.
"The main focus will be on the protracted conflicts. There are a
number of similar conflicts in the OSCE area, including the conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I believe Kazakhstan will give a new
impetus to resolving the problem, especially if we take into account
the similarity of cultures and tradition of economic and cultural
relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan," Cankorel said.
He also highlighted the Kazakh initiative to hold a summit of heads
of OSCE member-states. The last summit was held in 1999 in Istanbul.
"The final decision is still pending, but the idea is certainly of
great significance," Cankorel said.
"Decisions taken at summits with the participation of presidents
are more valid and meaningful, and their execution is binding as the
documents are signed by the heads of the member-states." Summits are
useful in finding solutions to problems, Cangorel said.
news.az
Feb 15 2010
Azerbaijan
Tackling protracted conflicts is a priority for Kazakhstan as
chair of the OSCE, according to the head of the OSCE's Baku office,
Bilge Cankorel.
He said that the OSCE chairman-in-office, Kazakh Foreign Minister
Kanat Saudabayev, had set out his country's priorities as OSCE chair
at the organization's session in Vienna.
"The main focus will be on the protracted conflicts. There are a
number of similar conflicts in the OSCE area, including the conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I believe Kazakhstan will give a new
impetus to resolving the problem, especially if we take into account
the similarity of cultures and tradition of economic and cultural
relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan," Cankorel said.
He also highlighted the Kazakh initiative to hold a summit of heads
of OSCE member-states. The last summit was held in 1999 in Istanbul.
"The final decision is still pending, but the idea is certainly of
great significance," Cankorel said.
"Decisions taken at summits with the participation of presidents
are more valid and meaningful, and their execution is binding as the
documents are signed by the heads of the member-states." Summits are
useful in finding solutions to problems, Cangorel said.