Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 15 2008
Matthew Bryza: Next meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents
depends on the elections to be held in the two countries
[ 15 Jan 2008 18:46 ]
Though Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents have their own views and
decisive positions on the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, it
seems that they are ready to come to a common decision.
We help to the exchange of opinions between presidents, but it is
impossible to speak about the result beforehand. It depends on the
details, APA reports quoting Novosti-Armenia, OSCE Minsk Group
co-chair Matthew Bryza briefed journalists in Yerevan. He could not
say when new project on basic principles of the solution of the
conflict will be ready.
`We should complete work on this document. But I can not say whether
we achieve it till presidential elections in Armenia or not,’ he
said.
Mr. Bryza said that the next meeting between Presidents of the two
countries depends on presidential elections to be held in both
countries, but he said that elections will not impact negotiations
process.
`I have never agreed with the rhetoric stressing that `chances
window’ were closed. If there is a will in society, this window will
always remain open,’ he said.
Co-chair said that all candidates to presidency support OSCE Minsk
Group activity.
The last meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents took place in
St. Petersburg in July, 2007.
Presidential elections in Armenia will be held on February 19, in
Azerbaijan in October.