BRYZA: NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO KARABAKH CONFLICT

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.12.2008 13:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In Helsinki, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs hope
to develop confidence-building measures that will help stabilize
cooperation and reduce the risk of armed conflict, the OSCE Minsk
Group’s U.S. Co-chair said.

"The focus of Helsinki discussions will be the efforts of the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-chairs, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to finalize the Basic
Principles, which define a framework for a comprehensive settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Matthew Bryza said.

The meeting will take place prior to the OSCE Ministerial Council
that will take place in Helsinki on December4-5.

"The President of Armenia insists on the concept of
self-determination. The President of Azerbaijan insists on the concept
of territorial integrity. Our job as mediators is to help both sides
negotiate an agreement that takes all of these principles into account
in a mutually agreed way," he said.

"It is a difficult task, but I am confident we can keep up this
balance, provided the leaders and citizens of both societies are
willing to reach a deal. We believe there is no military solution
to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Bryza said, Trend Azeri news
agency reports.