Skopje, 12 April 2023 (MIA) - OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met Wednesday with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev. Talks focused on the status of the dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

He noted that such a balanced approach will continue. "The OSCE, with all the challenges it faces, is still a forum that is genuinely interested in seeing peace in this key region," said Osmani. 

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office pointed out that through current and future activities, the OSCE will support solutions that contribute to stability and security, and improve the situation of the conflict-affected population. 

I was particularly interested to hear about the issue of the integration of Armenians in Azerbaijan and how, after many years of conflict and tension, stability and trust can be restored, Osmani said. 

He asked for support from Azerbaijan, as a long-standing partner of the OSCE, in resolving the Organization's most urgent issues and thus better deal with the security challenges that affect the South Caucasus, as well as the wider OSCE region.

Wednesday's agenda also includes meetings with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, as well as Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, Sahiba Gafarova, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. 

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