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RA MFA: Nagorno Karabakh status key issue in talks
26.12.2007 15:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The haste of the OSCE Minsk Group
mediators is conditioned by the possible shift of
characters in the negotiation process after the
presidential elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan, RA
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said.

`A new president can disagree with the package, that
is why the mediators press for a soonest bargain,’ he
said. `Armenia’s positions are firm but disagreement
with the package at the table will provide new chances
for Azerbaijan. Anyway, the international community
will not allow to bring the achievements to naught.’

`The status of Nagorno Karabakh is the key issue in
the talks. The Co-chairs and international
organization know this. However, we are still at the
beginning of a long process,’ he said.

`The document under discussion refers to the
settlement principles which should be submitted to
lawyers if approved by the sides. Most items have been
already coordinated and the mediators suppose that it
can be brought to a final shape. However, there are a
number of problems which require serious talk,’ the
Minister told Shant TV channel.