OSCE Chairman to travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia

MADRID, 1 June 2007 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia on 4 and 5 June.

The OSCE Chairman will meet top officials and representatives of civil society in both countries. He will discuss prospects for solving the protracted conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh as well as other priorities for the 56-country Organization's activities during the 2007 Spanish OSCE Chairmanship.

Minister Moratinos will be accompanied by Goran Lennmarker, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

Journalists are invited to news conferences in both countries. Please contact the local OSCE offices for details.

Azerbaijan: 20.45 Monday 4 June, Baku. Time and venue to be confirmed.

Armenia: 13.00 Tuesday 5 June, Yerevan. Time and venue to be confirmed.