MG Co-chair: We are not in the phase of work on the proposals on the
Karabakh issue

10-05-2008 13:22:53 – KarabakhOpen

The meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in
Strasbourg was important for the acquaintance of the ministers, also it
was the first meeting after three months of halt in the talks for the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict because of the presidential
elections in Armenia, stated the French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk
Group Bernard Fassier in an interview with the Azerbaijani agency APA.

As a result of the meeting the ministers committed to continuing the
talks. It may happen in the upcoming weeks and months, which may
facilitate a meeting of the presidents, Fassier said, adding that the
meeting of presidents is possible if the presidents think it is
important. Fassier said the visit of the co-chairs to the region
depends on when the presidents will be able to meet. Now the main issue
is when the presidents will consider the meeting necessary, Bernard
Fassier noted.

The co-chair also said presently there are no new proposals on the
agenda. According to him, after the meeting in Madrid there are written
proposals on the table, and it is necessary to bring more clarity about
some details, to see how the sides will respond to the proposals, and
what should be added or changed. He said it is necessary to work on the
proposals but they are not in that phase now. According to him,
presently the most important issue is the acquaintance of ministers and
presidents. He said afterwards they will work on the proposals
determining the direction of work and clarifying the points which need
clarification.