AZG Armenian Daily #222, 01/12/2007

Karabakh Conflict

CO-CHAIRS BRYZA AND FASSIER REMAIN "SMILING"

OSCE MG US Co-chair Matthew Bryza mentioned that November 29 meeting
was an opportunity for the two sides to pass the Co- chairs’ best
proposal of compromise on the Basic Principles. According to him, at
present the Co-chairs do their best proposing formulations of
compromise. Bryza hopes that the sides will agree with the proposal
before the elections.

In the declaration of OSCE Ministerial Council there will be a note
connected with the issue of the settlement of Karabakh conflict.

To the question of ":Azg" daily about the warlike announcements of
Azerbaijani Defense Minister the US Co-Chair answered that the three
Co-chair countries are sure that there is no military way for the two
countries in the resolution of the issue. M. Bryza thinks that
settlement of Karabakh conflict is a peaceful process, where there is
no place for war.

French Co-chair Bernard Fussier announced that there was no new
proposal for Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers, but the Basic
Principles were presented fully". According to him, most of the
principles are settled by the two sides. Part of the principles
remains as difficult issues".

At the end of the year or in January the Co-chairs will be again in
the region "to ask the presidents about their answers, what is
adoptable and what new ideas are developed on the basis of them".

Bernard Fussier again reminded about the comparison with a building of
a house. "We definitely advise the sides to finish the construction of
the foundation of the building and on the basis of it to start the
peaceful settlement".

By Agavni Haroutiunian, Madrid, translated by L.H.