OSCE MG: GUL’S MEDIATION BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS MAY PROVE USEFUL

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.09.2008 14:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s mediation between
the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders may prove useful for resolution
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, said Russian Co-chair of the OSCE
Minsk Group.

"As a member of the Minsk Group, Turkey could mediate between the
sides. However, it depends on their attitude," Yuri Merzlyakov told
a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Gul said that the OSCE Minsk Group failed to produce effect during 17
years of its mediation. "Turkey-Armenia and Azerbaijan-Armenia issues
are not only bilateral but also territorial. The situation in the
region has changed. Resolution of conflicts will lead to political
and economic stability," he said.

Meanwhile, Azeri media keeps discussing "replacement" of the MG. The
other day, Bakililar.az reported that the Russian and Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministers considered the issue.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, however, refuted the information.