CE SECRETARY GENERAL: BOTH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA HAVE UNDERTAKEN COMMITMENTS TO SOLVE KARABAKH CONFLICT BY PEACEFUL MEANS

Yerevan, February 5. ArmInfo. "I believe that there is always a window
of opportunity as long as there is a political will to settle the
conflict", CE Secretary General, Terry Davis, said in an interview
to "Trend", asked about his views on the prospects of a conflict
settlement.

"I also understand that an agreement has been reached on many of
the basic principles. I can only encourage the parties to take the
courageous step to agree on the last decisive matters. It must also
be recalled that both Armenia and Azerbaijan have undertaken the
commitment to solve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh by peaceful
means only when joining the Council of Europe. This is a binding
commitment", T. Davis said.

As for the activities of OSCE Minsk Group and the possibility of
changing the mediatory mission’s format, Terry Davis noted: "First of
all it is up to the two countries to settle the conflict. It is in
their direct interest to end this conflict by peaceful means. Since
the Minsk Group has showed a new dynamism in the peace process
during the last six months, I wonder why anyone would suggest that
the conflict settlement mechanism should be changed. After all, the
OSCE Minsk Group, which has the task of mediating in this conflict,
is very familiar with all aspects of this complex process".

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress