February 27, 2009 - 12:45 AMT
OSCE MG preparing presidential meeting
There are serious obstacles to resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the sides will have to take crucial decisions, OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair said.

"The purpose of our regular regional visit is to study positions of the sides and develop a new proposal to be submitted to them. At that, a repeat visit to Azerbaijan is not ruled out after talks in Armenia," Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov said in Baku.

As to a presidential meeting, the mediator said the issue will be discussed with the heads of state.

"Our agenda includes discussion of venue and date of a presidential meeting. But our primary task is to help resolve the conflict and alleviate its consequences," the diplomat said, RIA Novosti reports.