TERRY DAVIS: BOTH ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN HAVE ASSUMED THE COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IN A PEACEFUL WAY

ArmRadio.am
05.02.2007 14:51

"I think that there is political will to resolve the existing problem,
the window of opportunity always exists," Secretary General of the
Council of Europe Terry Davis told Trend agency in response to the
question about the perspectives of settlement of the conflict.

"I understand also that agreements have been reached on a number of
basic principles and I can only assist the parties in taking decisive
steps to sign a reconciliation treaty," noted Terry Davis, reminding
that both Armenia and Azerbaijan assumed the committeemen to resolve
the issue in a peaceful way after joining the Council of Europe. "It
is an compulsory condition," CoE Secretary General underlined.

As for the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group and the possible change
of the format of the mediating mission, Terry Davis noted that
the resolution of the conflict first of all depends on the parties
themselves. "The peaceful settlement of the conflict proceeds from the
interests of the parties. I don’t understand why everyone is thinking
about the necessity of changing the mechanism of settlement after the
OSCE Minsk Group demonstrated a new dynamism in the reconciliation
process. The OSCE Minsk Group is a link and it is well familiar with
all the parties to that complex conflict," Terry Davis mentioned.