OSCE MG DOESN’T SEE POINT IN INITIATING FURTHER PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS
PanARMENIAN.Net
30.06.2006 14:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "We see no point right now in continuing the
intensive shuttle diplomacy we have engaged in over the past several
months. We also see no point in initiating further presidential
meetings until the sides demonstrate enough political will to overcome
their remaining differences. Of course, the Co-Chairs will remain
available to both parties to serve faithfully and impartially as
mediators," says the statement made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs
and submitted to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna June 22. "Acting
in complete unity among the mediators, we have delivered a product
reflecting our best efforts, and we strongly believe that it is now
time for the two Presidents to take the initiative for achieving a
breakthrough in the settlement process. It is the only way to secure
the positive results already achieved through the last two years of
negotiations, in order not to restart them later from scratch. We
will remain vigilant. We will continue our analysis and close
consultations among ourselves in our unified and effective framework,
in our continuing capacity as Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group, supported
by Ambassador Kasprzyk and his team. We will be ready to reengage if
indeed the parties decide to pursue the talks with the political will
that has thus far been lacking.
In conclusion, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to
the Chairman in Office, Minister de Gucht, whose close interest and
constant attention to the issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement,
including his introductory remarks before the last meeting of two
Presidents in Bucharest, have contributed greatly to our work in the
first half of 2006," the statement says.