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NKR conflict discussed in Lithuania

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The prevention and resolution of conflicts will be the special focus during Lithuania's presidency in the OSCE," Lithuania's Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis announced during a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Azhubalis will take over the OSCE presidency for a year in 2011.

According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the meeting took place yesterday in Vilnius. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Robert Bradtke, Igor Popov and Bernard Fassier, as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Anjey Kazprshik and Audronius Azubalis discussed the current stage of negotiations for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution.

They also discussed the results of the OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1-2 and their impact on conflict resolutions.

Audronius Azubalis underlined the need of strengthening the role of the OSCE's secretariat, institutions and missions in all stages of conflict resolution.

The participants of the meeting also exchanged views on taking steps to promote mutual confidence between the societies of Armenia and Azerbaijan and discussed the details of the cooperation between the Co-Chairs and the Foreign Minister of Lithuania.