OSCE chairman-in-office: "Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be settled on basis of international law"

He stated that he visited Azerbaijan in the framework of his tour to South Caucasus and will visit Central Asian countries in several weeks. The aim of his visit was to promote the principles and activity of OSCE. Mr. Kanerva noted that the three countries expressed their commitment to European values and principles.

“We want pluralist democracy in the region,” he said.

He sated that he carried out discussions with Azerbaijani leadership on the development of bilateral relations. He noted that Nagorno Karabakh conflict was one of the priorities of the visit and he expressed his confidence that the conflict will be solved in the framework of international legal norms. He stated that other aim of his visit was to continue democratic reforms and estimated it as a main issue of European integration. He noted that his meeting with opposition representatives was productive. He stressed that Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be solved peacefully.

“The conflict parties should understand it,” he said. He stated that I do not agree substitution of MG with UN and stressed that participation of Armenian Community of Nagorno Karabakh in the talks is not today’s work. He estimated Azerbaijan’s commitments before OSCE and stressed that Azerbaijan is able to modernize the society and develop into Europe.

“The two commitments mean that, Azerbaijan will follow recommendations on elections. There is a great need to follow recommendations on integration into Europe and European values. Azerbaijan demonstrated its will on this field,” he said.

/APA/