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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office meets with chairmen of parties in Azerbaijan

01 July 2009 17:35 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadli â€“ APA. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis met with chairmen of parties in Azerbaijan. Chairman of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Ali Karimli told APA that they had discussed Nagorno Karabakh conflict, state of human rights and democracy in Azerbaijan.
â€œWe said that the work done within 17 years for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict did not produce any results. We also noted that OSCE as an international organization failed to perform its mission concerning this issue. Moreover, we also exchanged views on the situation in the country, amendments to the electoral Code, irregularities in elections, political prisoners, arrest of journalists, restriction of freedom of assembly,â€ he said.

According to Ali Karimli, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office said she would discuss those issues with the countryâ€™s leadership, would call to maintain democracy in the country.

YAP deputy chairman, executive secretary Ali Ahmadov, Musavat chairman Isa Gambar, chairman of Umid Party Igbal Agazadeh, chairman of Azerbaijan Democratic Reforms Party Asim Mollazadeh, chairman of Public Forum for Azerbaijan Eldar Namazov also attended the meeting.