US co-chairman of OSCE Minsk Group admits `a deal’ between parties to
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

2008-09-13 12:39:00

ArmInfo. US Co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza paid a
visit to Stepanakert, Karabakh, on September 12. After a meeting with
Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan, Bryza gave a press-conference
for local and accredited journalists.

When asked how the current process of recognition of the newly-formed
states may reflect on the Karabakh peace process, Bryza replied that
the principle of territorial integrity really exists, but if a deal
between the parties to the conflict is held, everybody should accept
such a deal including other principles of international law and
diplomacy as well. The deal should be admissible for all the parties.

He said that the US Secretary of State considers such a deal to be
possible and asked him to visit Karabakh. As regards South Ossetia and
Abkhazia, their independence has only been recognized by Russia and
Nicaragua, and what is going on is illegal in respect of the
international law, he noted. Moscow is mistaken to think that the
conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are settled, he added. As for
Kosovo, the US diplomat pointed out that the UN took a decision that
the situation in Kosovo differs from all the other situations in the
world.

At the same time, Bryza is confident that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
has no military solution. He expressed hope that all conflicts will be
settled by means of diplomacy.