REPRESENTATIVES OF OSCE MG CO-CHAIRMEN MAKE JOINT STATEMENT
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
May 25 2006
“We, deputies foreign ministers of the Russian Federation, the
United States of America and France, together with co-chairmen
of the Minsk Group of OSCE and the personal representative of the
OSCE Chairman-in-office have arrived to Baku with joint diplomatic
mission to promote peace settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
to promote peace settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict because
the time for both parties has come to reach consent on main principles
of settlement”, the deputy minister of foreign affairs of the Russian
Federation Grigory Karasin said. Reading out the text of the joint
statement of representatives of the countries – co-chairmen of the
Minsk Group of OSCE he has told the news conference in embassy of
the Russian Federation in Baku on May 24.
G. Karasin has specified constructiveness of the meetings held in
Baku with President Ilham Aliyev, and up to that is with Minister for
Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov on which prominent aspects of the
future settlement have been discussed and were worked opportunities of
the meeting of presidents of two countries shortly. Both countries, as
stated, should prepare the public to peace, instead of to war. On May
25, the same discussions will be already lead in Yerevan with president
R. Kocharian and Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Oskanian. Then,
representatives of Group will go to the capitals to present reports
to heads of state. The co-chairmen also will inform OSCE and the
international community on results of trip.
” We are at such stage when the mutually advantageous agreement
is achievable. Whether there will be it, depends on Azerbaijan and
Armenia. We leave Baku with hopes and expectations of progress. We
are happy with our stay here and would like to express gratitude to
President Ilham Aliyev and people of Azerbaijan for warm reception”,
G. Karasin said.