Joao Soares
'Positive changes can be seen in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict,' Soares told journalists today.
He said that both Azerbaijan and Armenia should make political amendments. 'I think there are positive changes in the resolution of this problem. Now, both countries should introduce political corrections and discuss positions on the development of the negotiation process. The presidents have met repeatedly and we have repeatedly discussed the situation with both countries. Their answers to the conflict settlement were positive.'
Soares and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's special envoy on Karabakh, Goran Lenmarker, arrived in Tbilisi today. They will visit Armenia on 10-13 March and Azerbaijan on 13-16 March.
Soares said that the main purpose of the visit was to hold discussions on conflicts in the region: 'This also concerns the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The special representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Goran Lennmarker, and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly deputy secretary general, Tina Schoen, have worked hard on Nagorno-Karabakh. We will meet Azerbaijani and Armenian officials, as well as discuss ways to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.'
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