THE MEETING OF PRESIDENTS WILL ALLOW TO BRING POSITIONS CLOSER, THE MEDIATORS CONSIDER
Public Radio, Armenia
Nov 22 2006
Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov declared
in Yerevan today that the mediators’ meetings with RA President and
Foreign Minister were "productive," Mediamax agency reports.
Before leaving for Baku, Yurin Merzlyakov informed that "the Armenian
side has confirmed its agreement to the meeting of the Presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan to be held November 28 in Minsk in the
framework of the CIS summit.
According to the Russian Co-Chair, "we should receive confirmation
from the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, although earlier the
Azeri Foreign Minister came forth with a corresponding statement on
the question."
Yuri Merzlyakov said the American Co-Chair Matthew Bryza’s absence
was associated with the fact that "the mediators have agreed to share
the responsibilities, and Matthew Bryza should meet with NKR President
Arkady Ghukasyan in the US."
"In general, we are closing the year on a very optimistic point,
and if we manage to maintain such disposition of the parties, we’ll
step into 2007 with rather good perspectives. Despite the fact that
the elections somehow restrict the negotiation process, we think that
the work carried out this year will allow overcoming the pre-election
period easily" the Russian Co-Chair declared.
French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier declared that "resolving this conflict
is the same as building a peace wall." He noted that "at this point
this wall is not that stable to allow the parties sign a final treaty."
"We hope that the meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and
Azerbaijan will allow to bring the positions of the parties on some
complex issues closer," the French diplomat noted.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
