Kazakhstan, Astana, Feb. 16 / Trend K. Konyrova /
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev discussed regional security issues with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan.
Saudabayev stressed the importance of withdrawing snipers from the contact line between the armed forces in the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Any measures aimed at defusing the situation should be supported and implemented, including those regarding the presence of snipers on the frontline," he said at a news conference today.
"During today's meeting, we continued to discuss issues and prospects of further deepening Armenian-Kazakh relations, as well as several regional and international issues, and issues of cooperation within international organizations," Nalbandian said at a news conference today.
According to the official, given the OSCE's role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the the negotiation process and Armenia's efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict were discussed at the meeting. The parties also talked about healing Armenian-Turkish relations.
Kazakh Foreign Ministry International Information Committee Chairman Roman Vasilenko, who also participated in the meeting, said Astana is an honest broker and impartial mediator, supporting OSCE's peace efforts in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the Minsk Group.
"We attach great importance to the protracted conflict and analyze from a realistic point of view. If we can move processes forward, then that will be great progress," he said.
The OSCE chairman is on visit to the South Caucasus Feb. 14-17.
Saudabayev, who arrived in Yerevan on a two-day visit, will meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
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