OSCE MINSK GROUP CANNOT DECIDE INSTEAD OF ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.06.2007 20:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Proposals of OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement lie on the table of talks, and we think
that they may become as bases for working out principles to conflict
settlement," OSCE French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated to a press
conference in Yerevan. He said, it is possible to reach agreements on
basic principles, and "that’s why we are optimists". "Armenian and
Azeri presidents must evaluate our proposals and decide what points
they agree and what points they do not agree on. And this does not
depend on MG," Fassier noticed.

He underlined that a "breakthrough" in talks is possible when
presidents begin to trust each other and come to a balanced and just
solution. Then Armenian and Azeri foreign Ministers will begin to
work out a peace treaty," the French mediator underlined.

As to participation of Karabakh representatives in the negotiation
process, Bernard Fassier one more time repeated that sooner NK
participates in talks, it would be better. "Now we discuss this
issue with the Azeri side. But we have not reached the point yet
to speak about details of agreement. We are preparing bases, and
nobody, including the Minsk Group knows when the sides will come
to a solution," the Co-Chair said, adding that meetings with Arkadi
Ghukassian are necessary for clarifying issues concerning the stance
of Nagorno Karabakh.