Matthew Bryza to Assume Duties of OSCE MG Co-Chair June 22June 16, 2006 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew J. Bryza will formally assume the duties in Vienna June 22, Jonathan Henick, Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan stated. In his words, there no information on Mr Bryza's visit to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict region as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair yet, reported Trend.To remind, yesterday Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian informed that Matthew Bryza will replace Steven Mann at the post of the Co-chair and after confirmation in Vienna he will fully engage in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process. "To all appearance he will pay a visit to the region to get familiarized with the situation and parties to conflict,' the RA FM said. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |