OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVED OSCE DELEGATION
During the meeting focused on the most painful problem of the Azerbaijani people, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, the Head of State noted this conflict poses a serious threat to peace and stability in the whole region. Azerbaijan’s position with regard to the conflict is unchangeable, he said.
President Ilham Aliyev stressed that resolution of the conflict should be based only on such principles of the international law as those of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders. No chance to find a solution otherwise, he said.
The Azerbaijani leader also pointed out that solution to the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will provide peace and stability in the region and accelerate its economic growth.
President expressed satisfaction with the fact that such international organizations as the European Union, the Council of Europe and others show increasing interest in peaceful settlement of this problem.
Noting with regret that the OSCE Minsk group having a special mandate to find peaceful resolution of the conflict has failed to gain a positive result, President Ilham Aliyev, however, expressed hope that the Minsk group would intensify its related efforts.
OSCE Chairman’s Special Envoy Philip Dimitrov thanked the Azerbaijan President for the sincere conversation, and expressed his satisfaction with his visit to Azerbaijan.
He underlined the particular role of the meetings between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, and expressed confidence that the parties would do their best to this end.