Today, Azerbaijan
Jan 18 2008

Matthew Bryza: "Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan come out with
similar positions on basic principles of the Nagorno Garabagh
conflict settlement"

18 January 2008 [10:09] – Today.Az

"Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Robert Kocharyan and Ilham
Aliyev come out with similar positions on basic principles of the
Nagorno Garabagh conflict settlement", US co-chairman of the OSCE
Minsk Group Matthew Bryza told reporters in Yerevan.

"Though we do not expect the final agreement to be adopted during
the current visit of the co-chairmen to the region, we see that both
presidents come out with similar positions on basic principles of the
conflict settlement", the co-chairman said.

He noted that time does not play a significant role in the
achievement of a single position on basic principles between the
leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"We do not want to set artificial deadlines for the agreement
signing, preferring to give both president as much time as will be
required for the detailed analysis of each sentence, word or letter"
he noted.

Bryza said it is necessary to wait, as both presidents move in the
right direction.

Meanwhile, French co-chairman Bernard Fassier said commenting on the
situation that considering the positions of the two sides, the
mediators found it necessary to explain definite regulations of the
document.

"We have explained to the sides that our proposals are not a trap for
any of the sides. These are the best proposals, which our countries
can put forward for achievement of a compromise in the process of the
conflict settlement", he announced.

/Novosti-Armenia/

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