THE U.S. COCHAIRMAN OF THE MINSK GROUP UNCOVERED SOME DETAILS OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
Source: Turan information agency (Baku), June 23, 2006
Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
June 26, 2006 Monday
The US cochairman of the Minsk OSCE group uncovered some details
of negotiations between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
regarding the Karabakh conflict in an interview with Radio Liberty.
He stated that the group prepared a framework agreement aimed at
asking Armenia to withdraw its troops from Azerbaijan’s territory. At
the same time, the document is aimed at improving diplomatic and
economic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and deploying
a peacekeeping contingent in the conflict zone. In addition, it’s
supposed to support Nagorny Karabakh and organize a referendum on
the status of the territory.
The US representative noted: "The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
received a concrete document, which they refuse to accept." He refused
to say what clauses of the document the presidents reject. "We ask
the presidents to accept the framework agreement but this requires
their political will."