July 11, 2005 - 08:12 AMT
MG OSCE CO-CHAIRS' VISIT TO KARABAKH CONFLICT REGION STARTED
Within the frames of the recurrent regional visit the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Steven Mann (US) arrived in Baku yesterday. Today they will hold secret consultations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov. To note, earlier Ilham Aliyev stated that "peaceful negotiations on Karabakh settlement will be continued." "I think positive outcome is possible taking into account the progress that has become obvious recently", he said. After Baku the MG Co-Chairs will make for Yerevan to hold analogous consultations with the Armenian leadership. Later they will leave for Stepanakert. The visit will be over July 16.