Newsroom
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concludes visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
BAKU 26 November 1998
BAKU, 26 November 1998 - The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, is today concluding a four-day visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
During his visit, Memoranda of Understanding were signed between the OSCE and all three governments with the aim of deepening co-operation especially in the human rights field. Also the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan welcomed the proposal to open OSCE offices in their capitals as a means to facilitate this enhanced co-operation.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was foremost on the agenda during the visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan. All parties involved in the conflict agreed that the Minsk process is the suitable framework for the continuation of the peace process. The governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh expressed their firm commitments to support efforts to achieve a resumption of peace negotiations. Upon the suggestion of the Chairman-in-Office, all parties involved agreed to an exchange of prisoners of war.
During his visit, Memoranda of Understanding were signed between the OSCE and all three governments with the aim of deepening co-operation especially in the human rights field. Also the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan welcomed the proposal to open OSCE offices in their capitals as a means to facilitate this enhanced co-operation.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was foremost on the agenda during the visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan. All parties involved in the conflict agreed that the Minsk process is the suitable framework for the continuation of the peace process. The governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh expressed their firm commitments to support efforts to achieve a resumption of peace negotiations. Upon the suggestion of the Chairman-in-Office, all parties involved agreed to an exchange of prisoners of war.