State Visits from Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in Context of Austria's OSCE Chairmanship in 2017

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: February 12, 2016; 19:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Michael Linhart met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov in Vienna. “Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are important partners for Austria in the context of its OSCE Chairmanship in 2017”

Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredow / Picture: © Wikipedia / Michael Gross / US Department of State

Both meetings provided the opportunity to discuss with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan topics relating to the lead-up to Austria's OSCE Chairmanship in 2017.

“During its Chairmanship Austria wants to place special emphasis on Central Asia and the South Caucasus, which are key regions also in the OSCE context“, Secretary General Michael Linhart stated.

"The promotion of…