OSCE PA session in Baku: Armenian MP urges for talks with StepanaketJune 28, 2014 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net -
The 23rd Annual Session of the OSCE PA kicked off in Baku. The Republican Party of Armenia faction member Artashes Geghamyan is representing Armenia at the event. At the event, the President of the OSCE PA, chairman of the Parliament of Montenegro, Ranko Krivokapic called the international community to unite in resolving urgent political issues and achieving international stability. Dwelling on the conflict settlement in the region, Krivokapic stressed that the OSCE considers the settlement of all frozen conflicts on the same principle, Trend reported. "OSCE supports the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and other conflicts peacefully and through negotiations," he stressed. According to APA, at the session, Geghamyan urged Azerbaijan to start the conflict settlement talks with Nagorno Karabakh.
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