OSCE MINSK GROUP LIKELY TO VISIT REGION IN MAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.04.2006 22:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 2006 has just begun and there is hope to settle the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict till the end of the year, OSCE Minsk Group
Russian Co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In
his words, consultations between the mediators for the determination
of the date of the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs’ meeting will be held
in the near future. “The fact is that the schedules do not coincide
and it’s difficult for us to agree on a certain place and date of the
meeting. April 7 Armenian Foreign Minister will be in Moscow while
Azerbaijani Minister will be visiting Washington.
Nevertheless I think the OSCE Minsk Group will visit the region in
May. Then we can agree on the Ministers’ meeting,” Yuri Merzlyakov
said. He also added that French Co-chair Bernard Fassier is likely
to visit the region in April.
As for the regular meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents,
the Russian mediator said it’s premature to speak of it yet. “The
meeting of the Presidents should be properly prepared and this demands
time,” he said.