OSCE MG Knows Karabakh Settlement Impossible without Stepanakert’s Participation

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.07.2006 17:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Of course, one of the items discussed was Nagorno
Karabakh’s participation in the talks and I think Mr Bryza, like
the other mediators, understands that it’s impossible to resolve the
conflict without Karabakh," NKR President Arkady Ghukasian said after
the meeting with OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair Matthew Bryza.

Arkady Ghukasian said he presented NKR’s official position on the
various aspects of the problem. "Certainly I cannot reveal all the
details of the talks. It’s clear that our position differs from the
approaches proposed by the mediators but I gave not heard any serious
objections," the NKR leader said.

When touching upon the proposals promulgated by the mediators Arkady
Ghukasian said, "Though I cannot analyze the whole package of proposals
I can say that they allow us to assert our positions." He remarked
that one should not extract separate elements from the context and
consider the problem of the Azeri refugees apart of the problem of
Armenian refugees while the issue of territories should not be viewed
beyond the context of Nagorno Karabakh’s status. When asked whether the
mediators exert pressure upon the parties in conflict Ghukasian said,
"I have never noticed anything of the kind since 1992," reported
IA Regnum.