President says OSCE MG stepped up activity

President says OSCE MG stepped up activity

Baku, April 2, AssA-Irada

President Ilham Aliyev met with the OSCE chairman-in-office, Slovenian
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel on Saturday. The gist of the meeting
is not reported.

Receiving the OSCE delegation afterwards, President Aliyev said that
Azerbaijan attaches great importance to its co-operation with the OSCE.

“The Upper Garabagh conflict is a great obstacle for regional
development, stability and security,” said Aliyev, reiterating that
Baku supports a settlement exclusively within international legal
norms.

Touching upon the work done by the OSCE Minsk Group (MG), the President
said the Group has significantly stepped up its activity to solve
the conflict.

The OSCE chairman Rupel gave a positive assessment to the activities
carried out in Azerbaijan with support of the OSCE. He also welcomed
the latest presidential decree on freeing 114 prisoners.*