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    OSCE PREPARING INTERNAL REPORT ON SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN'S OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

    Today
    http://www.today.az/news/politics/75029.html
    Oct 14 2010
    Azerbaijan

    The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier (France),
    Robert Bradtke (the United States), and Igor Popov (Russia) carried out
    the Field Assessment Mission to the occupied territories surrounding
    Nagorno-Karabakh.

    This Mission took place on October 7-13, 2010, along modalities they
    had previously discussed with all sides involved.

    The Co-Chairs' Mission was supported by OSCE Personal Representative
    of the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and his staff,
    working with de facto local authorities. On the Co-Chairs' invitation,
    three technical experts, including two from the United Nations High
    Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), assisted them in their tasks.

    Prior to undertaking their Mission, the Co-Chairs met separately on
    October 6, 2010 with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
    President Serzh Sargsyan to present details of the Mission and
    introduce their team. They also had a similar meeting on October 7,
    2010 with the de facto authorities in Stepanakert/Khankendi.

    The Mission provided an important opportunity for the Co-Chairs to meet
    with numerous people on the ground and familiarize themselves with
    the overall current situation in the territories, in all aspects,
    including humanitarian needs. The unprecedented participation
    of technical experts from the UNHCR allowed the Mission team to
    understand better the rights, within the framework of international
    humanitarian law, of all refugees and displaced persons in the region
    and the conditions now facing those living in these territories.

    The Co-Chairs, with input from the experts, are now compiling the
    information gathered during their Mission. After completing this work,
    they will prepare an internal OSCE report, which will be shared with
    all sides.

    The OSCE Assessment Mission examines the situation in the occupied
    territories of Azerbaijan on Azerbaijan's initiative. During their
    most recent visit the co-chairs visited these areas and familiarized
    themselves with the situation. The mediators are expected to prepare
    a report on the current situation in the occupied lands.




    From: A. Papazian
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