OSCE MG: NAGORNO KARABAKH MUST PARTICIPATE IN TALKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.05.2007 13:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Whatever the Azeri side says, war cannot be
a solution to the Nagorno Karabakh problem, it is an axiom, OSCE
Minsk Group French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated to journalists in
Yerevan. He said Co-Chairs’ stance in this issue is unchangeable.

At the same time Fassier again reminded the mediators are not
magicians, the main thing for settlement is the political will of
both presidents. "We think the solution will be fair, balanced and
compromised. If the meeting between Armenian and Azeri Presidents in
Saint Petersburg is successful, the circle of issues under discussion
will significantly narrow. It is quite possible that a spurt awaits
all of us till the end of the year. But if unfortunately the basic
principles are not approved, the negotiations will be just frozen for
an indefinite period of time. If you remember, talks were stopped in
2004 and began only at the end of 2005. We should not forget that
presidential elections are scheduled in 2008 in both countries,"
Bernard Fassier said.

At the same time the French mediator underlined the OSCE MG thinks
that participation of Nagorno Karabakh in the negotiation process
is necessary.