NO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RUSSIA, US WITHIN OSCE MINSK GROUP – RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

"Trend" news agency
08.11.07 18:55

Russia, Moscow / Тrend corr R. Agayev / There are no difference
between Russia and the United States within the framework of the OSCE
Minsk Group, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said
at a press conference dedicated to the prospects of relationships
between Russia and the United States in Moscow on 8 November. He
preferred to keep anonymity.

"We believe the OSCE Minks Group is a very useful mechanism and there
are no deep differences between Russia and the United States," he said.

According to the Russian diplomat, it has been repeatedly said that
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a priority both for
Russia and the United States. "When the Minks Group met in Florida
we were on the verge of a break-throw," he said.

The main thing for the time being is to promote creation of political
conditions for concrete steps in the settlement. Russia considers
direct contacts between Azerbaijani and Armenian administration are
necessary for this purpose. "But it is quite true that presently
the Minsk Group is completely inactive. It requires some impetus,
also from the two conflicting sides," he said.

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