PEACE BROKERS SAY PEACE MUST BE REACHED BY ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS: Back from Nagorno Karabagh the
international peace brokers of the OSCE Minsk group told journalists
in Yerevan on July 14 that they were not going to bring any new
proposals for the conflicting sides, saying it is up to Armenia and
Azerbaijan to decide what kind of a final deal to strike to end the
long-running dispute.
The French, Russian and U.S. co-chairs reiterated that all the
details of the peace deal are to be achieved by Armenia and
Azerbaijan. They also said that the participation of Nagorno-Karabagh
in the peace negotiations shouldbe decided by both sides.
Henry Jacolin, the French co-chair said that the OSCE and its Minsk
Group didn’t exhaust all resources to resolve the conflict, and
defended the current format of the talks.
Steven Mann, the U.S envoy to Minsk Group, downplayed allegations
that Nagorno-Karabagh conflict could pose a risk for the construction
of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. The French co-chair said also
that the next meeting of Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers will
take place in late August.