ITAR-TASS News Agency
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November 30, 2004 Tuesday

Karabakh conflict must be settled through dialogue, intl mediation

By Tigran Liloyan

YEREVAN

Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Igor Ivanov said a settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be found through dialogue
between the parties, with active international mediation.

Ivanov made the statement at the 10th meeting of national security
chiefs of the member-states of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO).

“There are mechanisms which are expected to contribute to the search
for a political settlement of conflicts, including the one in Nagorno
Karabakh,” he said, adding that Russia will continue to provide
assistance within the framework of existing mechanisms.

In his view, the present-day task is to use mediating functions to a
greater extent, which are performed by the OSCE trio (Russia, France
and the United States), and promote further dialogue between the
parties.

Ivanov noted the positive fact that the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue
“does take place, including at the top level.” There is no need to
introduce the elements that can complicate the development of this
dialogue, he underlined.