FRENCH MFA: EU WELCOMES MOSCOW DECLARATION ON KARABAKH

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.11.2008 18:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU leadership welcomes the declaration on Nagorno
Karabakh signed by the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.

As the French Foreign Ministry told PanARMENIAN.Net, "this declaration
is a positive step which will alleviate tensions and facilitate
establishment of stability in the Caucasus."

The determination to continue the peace process on the basis of
Madrid principles will help a fair agreement via peaceful talks,
the French MFA said.

During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of
Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan
pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The declaration envisages resolution of the conflict on the basis of
principles and norms of the international law as well as agreements
and documents concluded in this framework.

"The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia decided to continue their
work – including at further high-profile talks – to agree on a
political settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Medvedev
said. "They instructed their foreign ministers to activate the
negotiation process, in collaboration with the co-chairs of the OSCE’s
Minsk Group."