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16 February 2004 - 15:44 AMT

OSCE ACTING CHAIRMAN SAYS MINSK POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO BE IN CORPORE USED FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

The OSCE Minsk Group for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement has a positive potential, which will be in corpore used during the period of Bulgaria’s presiding in the OSCE, OSCE acting chairman, Bulgarian foreign minister Solomon Passi told ITAR-TASS the day before his visit to Moscow. “I hope that after the presidential election held in Armenia and Azerbaijan last year, new possibilities for the activation of efforts in this direction will come forth”, Passi said. He informed about his intention to visit the South Caucasus in the near future and hold talks with the leaders of the countries of the region. “I think the visit will offer the opportunity to discuss the problems in detail and search for new solutions for them”, the OSCE chairman noted.