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Talvitie: Balance between Two Basic Principles Should
Be Found in Karabakh Issue

11.03.2006 19:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ «Some perspective appeared today
within «the Prague Process», however there are still
unsettled matters and it is had to say whether parties
are close to settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict,» former OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, former EU
Special Representative to the South Caucasus Heikki
Talvitie stated in an interview with the Golos
Armenii. In his words, «Key West was in 2001 and many
people believed that the solution is close,» while
Talvitie himself had a different opinion, «I did not
believe Heydar Aliyev will accept the Key West
proposal.» When answering the question, «Which is the
basic principle of the talks?» he said, «It is
preservation of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and the right of Nagorno Karabakh to
self-determination. In my opinion it is necessary to
find a balance between these two basic principles.»