vestnik kavkaza
July 10 2011
Joao Soares appointed OSCE Special Representative for the South Caucasus
Joao Soares was appointed OSCE Special Representative for the South
Caucasus, including for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Parliamentary
Assembly President Petros Efthymiou announced the appointment today in
the plenary of the 20th Annual Session after consulting with
delegations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, Trend reports.
"Joao Soares has extensive knowledge and personal relationships with
important interlocutors in the region. In addition, he has the
necessary diplomatic skills to help bring people of all backgrounds
together and focus the needed political attention on the continuing
conflicts in the Caucasus. I look forward to his work adding a
parliamentary component to ongoing discussions," President Efthymiou
said.
Soares said, that he honored to fill this role to help build stronger
bridges between parliamentarians in the area, reinforce ongoing talks
throughout the Caucasus, and do what we can to support the OSCE Minsk
Group process to bring about lasting peace in the region.
July 10 2011
Joao Soares appointed OSCE Special Representative for the South Caucasus
Joao Soares was appointed OSCE Special Representative for the South
Caucasus, including for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Parliamentary
Assembly President Petros Efthymiou announced the appointment today in
the plenary of the 20th Annual Session after consulting with
delegations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, Trend reports.
"Joao Soares has extensive knowledge and personal relationships with
important interlocutors in the region. In addition, he has the
necessary diplomatic skills to help bring people of all backgrounds
together and focus the needed political attention on the continuing
conflicts in the Caucasus. I look forward to his work adding a
parliamentary component to ongoing discussions," President Efthymiou
said.
Soares said, that he honored to fill this role to help build stronger
bridges between parliamentarians in the area, reinforce ongoing talks
throughout the Caucasus, and do what we can to support the OSCE Minsk
Group process to bring about lasting peace in the region.