PanArmenian News Network
July 14 2005
SPEAKING OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN KARABAKH CONFLICT PARTIES PREMATURE
14.07.2005 05:48
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday Nagorno Karabakh President Arkady
Ghukasyan met with Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict Steven Mann (US), Bernard Fassier
(France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia). The mediators informed the NKR
leader on the details of the meetings between the Armenian and Azeri
Presidents, as well as the FMs of the two countries, presented the
approaches of the mediator countries over prospects of making
considerable progress in the peace settlement. They reaffirmed their
concept implying that a new opportunity has appeared during the
settlement process of the NK problem. They noted at that the matter
does not concern any new proposals made to parties to conflict. In
his turn, A. Ghukasyan remarked that in spite speaking of mutual
understanding between the parties to conflict is premature, there are
considerable expectations of progress. He expressed hope for the
current visit of the Co-Chairs to the region to be productive and to
make everyone closer to a peaceful and comprehensive settlement of
the Karabakh conflict. The Co-Chairs thanked the NKR President for
the constructive conversation and readiness of the Karabakh party to
continue a mutually acceptable settlement model. NKR FM Arman
Melikyan took part in the meeting.