Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
July 26 2004

`One of the conflicting sides must make concessions’ – Steven Mann

The US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann said that one of
the sides to the Upper Garabagh conflict must be ready to make
concessions. He said that the co-chairs are aware of the current
state of relations between the conflicting sides and that they
support continuation of peace talks.
`We support Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and I believe that to
resolve the conflict, first of all, one of the sides must make
concessions’, he said.
President Aliyev reiterated during his recent visit to the country’s
northern regions that Azerbaijan will make absolutely no concessions
with regard to the Upper Garabagh conflict.*