OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS CALL TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE ALONG THE LINE OF CONTACT IN THE KARABAKH CONFLICT ZONE
arminfo
2008-03-10 12:30:00
ArmInfo. OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Metzlyakov, Bernard Fassier
and Matthew Bryza call to restore confidence along the Line of Contact
in the Karabakh conflict zone. They issued a statement which in
particular says: , – the statement says. The Co-Chairs reiterate that
there is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The
outbreak of hostilities would destabilize the entire region, with
calamitous consequences for all involved. The recent casualties and
loss of life only underscore the urgent need for both sides to reach
to an agreement peacefully through ongoing negotiations under the
mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. The Co-Chairs call on
Armenia and Azerbaijan to redouble their efforts to endorse the Basic
Principles for the peaceful resolution of the conflict presented to
the sides on the margins of the Madrid OSCE Ministerial in November
2007, and to begin as soon as possible the process of drafting a
peace agreement on this basis. The Co-Chairs reiterate their support
for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and that Nagorno-Karabakh’s
status is the subject ofnegotiations."