2010 CAN BECOME CRITICAL FOR RESOLUTION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

Gazeta.KZ
Feb 15 2010
Kazakhstan

Almaty. February 15. Kazakhstan Today – Astana, being the OSCE
chairman, hopes that 2010 will be critical for resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if the parties adhere to their arrangements.

The Secretary of State – the Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Kazakhstan, the OSCE chairman-in-office, Kanat Saudabaev, being in Baku
for an official visit, said at a briefing, following the results of
the negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan,
Elmar Mamedyarov, the agency reports citing the news agency Trend News.

"We use all our possibilities for resolution of the conflict, the
last arrangements in Athens and the meeting of the Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia in Sochi give us optimism," K. Saudabaev said.

"It is my first visit as the OSCE chairman. I thank Azerbaijan for
support to the presidency of Kazakhstan."

According to K. Saudabaev, one of the important goals of the visit –
to see all spectrum of problems of the Nagorno-Karabakh. "It is a
priority for Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman. The President of the
country, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has an interest in resolving this
conflict. We know the historical background and use all our resources
to resolve the conflict," he underlined.