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ANDRZEJ KASPRZUK: NO NEED FOR SIGNING NEW AGREEMENT ON CEASE-FIRE

27.05.2005 03:17

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The violations of the cease-fire at the Armenian and Azeri
armed forces contact line can negatively tell on the Karabakh settlement
negotiations, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office,
Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzuk stated, Azeri Turan news agency reports. At the
same time he expressed hope that the leaders of the conflicting parties
realize the danger of the violations resulting in loss of life. In Mr.
Kaspzuk’s opinion, exchanges of fire have become less frequent recently.
However did not name the exact number of causalities saying that the
Ministries of Defense of both states possess the official data. He also
noted that there no need for signing a new agreement on the cease-fire.
`There is an agreement and it should be fulfilled’, the diplomat said. When
responding to the question whether the presence of OSCE permanent observers
is possible at the contact line Mr. Kasprzuk said that it would demand
certain changes of the mandate and increase of mission members. However
presently the issue is not being considered.