The Deputy Head of the OSCE Baku Office, Robin Sivord, briefed the media that the new Head of the OSCE Baku Office will arrive in Azerbaijan at the beginning of February. He stated that he had received the information of the appointment two days prior, but he was not informed of the successor's name.
The previous OSCE Ambassador to Azerbaijan was Maurisio Pavesi, who was appointed to this post in July 2004 and is the diplomat of the Foreign Ministry of Italy.