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Base principles on Karabakh may be ready in January 2008
27.12.2007 15:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The international mediators can
develop a draft on the Nagorno Karabakh peaceful
agreement before the presidential elections in
Armenia, if both the sides agree upon the basic
principles of conflict resolution, OSCE MG Russian
Co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov said.

The mediators submitted written proposals to
Azerbaijan and Armenia during the meeting in Madrid in
the end of November. Due to the confidentiality of the
process, no details were announced on the issue.

`The proposals offer nothing new’, said Merzlyakov.

The Russian mediator stated that the OSCE Minsk Group
co-chairs hope to get reaction of both sides during
their visit to the region in the middle of January.
`In Madrid, the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign
Ministers presented their opinions. But the sides are
studying the proposals,’ Merzlyakov said.

He did not exclude that the Presidents of Armenia and
Azerbaijan may meet after the Co-chairs’ visit to the
region. The co-chairs are also planning to visit
Nagorno Karabakh, Trend reports.