KARABAKH SETTLEMENT NEAR?

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| 17:01:28 | 06-09-2005 | Official |

Today Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan received the
delegation headed by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign
Minister Dimitrij Rupel.

The head of the Armenian government highly appreciated the attention
paid by the OSCE leadership to the Karabakh conflict settlement
process. Andranik Margaryan confirmed Armenia’s official position,
according to which the OSCE Minsk Group possesses the potential
needed for the conflict settlement. In the Premier’s words, the
meeting held at the presidential level are efficient and should
continue without ruling out NKR’s participation in the negotiation
process. Andranik Margaryan supported Mr. Rupel’s opinion, who stated
of inadmissibility of opposing the principles of territorial integrity
and nation’s self-determination taking into account the peculiarities
of the conflicts.

According to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office the meetings and discussions
held within the visit framework have hastened the settlement process
despite the fact that are some difficulties connected with the
parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.

Mr. Rupel also noted that he is informed of the reforms carried out
in Armenia and gave a high estimate to the process of adoption of
the constitutional amendments, which proves that Armenia is trying
to bring its legislative structures to the European standards.