OSCE special representative on Nagorno-Karabakh to visit Azerbaijan

The exact date of the visit have not yet been decided, the press centerof the PA reported.

In an interview to the OSCE press center, Lennmarker said that the situation when it comes to Nagorno-Karabakh is rather optimistic.

"I am glad to say that I think the situation now, late 2009, is more optimistic than I have ever seen before," Lennmarker said after a meeting with the delegations of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia to the OSCE PA at the Parliamentary Assembly's autumn session in Greece.

There have been many meetings between the foreign ministers, and also the presidents of the two countries - Armenia and Azerbaijan and this is the sign that the negotiations are intensified, Lennmarker believes.

According to Lennmarker, there is a good opportunity for a solution.

Lennmarker welcomed signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols to restore diplomatic relations, saying that with the agreement, Turkey is not only restores relations with Armenia, but also makes great contribution for the situation with Armenia but also for the region of Southern Caucasus.

/Trend News/