President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Pia Kauma and Special Representative on South Caucasus Kari Henriksen have welcomed Azerbaijan's commitment to continue efforts to finalize peace treaty with Armenia, OSCE PA said in a statement.

“In a visit to Azerbaijan, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Pia Kauma (Finland) and Special Representative on South Caucasus Kari Henriksen (Norway) discussed with the nation’s political leadership the need to reach a full settlement with Armenia following the restoration of control of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in September.”

Constructive engagement is important for moving forward with a peace agreement and normalization of ties, the PA leaders said, noting that Azerbaijan’s strong participation in the OSCE PA is a positive sign for multilateral diplomacy and dialogue in the region.

“In a series of meetings in Baku, the OSCE officials discussed the current situation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova, Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev, and the Delegation of Azerbaijan to the OSCE PA, headed by Azay Guliyev. They also met authorities working with demining, missing persons and human rights, internally displaced persons and refugees, and representatives of the international community, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, discussing particularly the humanitarian situation in the territories newly under control by Azerbaijani authorities,” the statement added.