Vienna, 5 July 2012 - The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, will travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia next week to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties and civil society.

Zannier will have meetings in Baku on 8 and 9 July, Tbilisi and Batumi on 10 and 11 July and in Yerevan on 11 and 12 July.

During the visit the Secretary General will discuss with high-level officials, including Foreign Ministers of the countries, co-operation in politico-military, economic and environmental, as well as in human dimensions fields.