Novruz Mammadov: "OSCE hopes for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict"

During the visit to Azerbaijan the OSCE chairman-in-office, also the Foreign Minister of Belgium, Karel de Gucht, will hold an exchange of opinion on the peaceable resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, Novruz Mammadov, the head of the Foreign Relations Department of the President’s Executive Power, told Trend.

"We are fully satisfied that the heads of many states, international organizations take deep interest in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. We want such interests by the countries and organizations to become a demand," Mammadov said.

According to Mammadov, Gucht’s visit to Azerbaijan in the first month of his office term at the OSCE is very notable. "Their hopes for the peacefull settlement of the conflict and statements from such positions serve to the resolution of the problem and we appraise such efforts," said Mammadov, noting that they will conduct discussions with respect to consolidate the OSCE’s decisive position on the conflict.

Karel de Gucht will pay a fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan on 25 January 2006.