MATTHEW BRYZA: "THE ISSUE OF REFERENDUM CAN BE REVIEWED AFTER THE LIBERATION OF AZERBAIJANI REGIONS FROM THE OCCUPATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPERS IN THE TERRITORY"

Azeri Press Agency
Nov 13 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov-APA. "The co-chairs have proposals related
to the settlement of Nagorno karabakh problem.

We are working on the proposals now", said Matthew Bryza, American
Co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group, who is on a visit to Baku, APA
reports. The co-chair called Moscow Declaration as a step forward
toward the settlement of the conflict and said this document would
assist the solution to the problem.

Speaking about Turkey’s efforts toward the settlement of Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, Bryza noted that this country was a loyal partner
of the United States. "Therefore we positively appreciate the Turkey’s
efforts toward the solution to the conflict".

The US co-chair said negotiations between Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents created good environment for mutual trust and expressed
opinion about the liberation of occupied Azerbaijani lands,
peacekeeping forces and referendum. "The issue of referendum can
be reviewed after the liberation of Azerbaijani regions from the
occupation and deployment of peacekeepers in the territory. It depends
on getting the working agreement between the presidents. During the
last meeting of the presidents, a good environment was created for
developing the negotiations".