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Speaker of Azerbaijani parliament receives OSCE Chairman-in-Office

15 February 2010 16:06 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev â€“ APA. Speaker of Azerbaijani parliament Ogtay Asadov received the delegation led by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, APA reports. Ogtay Asadov appreciated the visit of OSCE Chairman-in-Office to the region with the view of studying the socio-political situation. Noting the effective cooperation between Azerbaijan and OSCE Asadov said they intended to extend the relations.
â€œNagorno Karabakh conflict does not only impede the development of the region, but also poses threat to the security architecture of Europe. The protraction of such conflicts is very dangerous. The happenings in Georgia were visual evidence. There are over 1500 conflicts in the world. If we approach the issue from the aspect of peopleâ€™s right to self-determination, then the political map of the world should be redrawn,â€ he said.

Kanat Saudabayev underlined that he made his first visit in capacity of OSCE Chairman-in-Office to Azerbaijan.
â€œDuring our countryâ€™s chairmanship OSCE will increase its efforts for the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The aim of the visit to the region is to study the situation, specify the sidesâ€™ positions in order to eliminate the conflict,â€ he said.