E. NALBANDIAN AND E. MAMEDIAROV STRESS IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION OF POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN THE TWO PRESIDENTS
ARMENPRESS
Dec 4, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: The working visit of Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian to Helsinki kicked off December 3.
Press service of Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress that the
first meeting of the Minister in Helsinki was with OSCE Secretary
General, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut. The sides discussed
issues concerning different aspects of OSCE activity and exchanged
thoughts on the reforms of the organization.
In this context Edward Nalbandian noted that Armenia signifies the OSCE
role in the issue of ensuring security and cooperation in Europe and
finds that the organization needs reformations to react the current
issues more efficiently.
The Foreign Minister and ambassador Brichambaut also referred to the
existing system of security in Europe. E. Nalbandian also pointed
out that the system of European security needs improvement and the
member states of the organization must exert joint efforts to make
it more functioning and efficient.
The Armenian Foreign Minister and OSCE Secretary General also discussed
issues connected with the activity of OSCE Yerevan office and increase
of its efficiency.
The OSCE Secretary General informed about his intention to visit
Armenia.
On the same day E. Nalbandian met with the rapporteur on Karabakh issue
of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Goran Lenmarker. During the meeting
the latest developments in negotiation process of Karabakh conflict
regulation were discussed. The Armenian Foreign Minister stressed
the importance of declaration signed in Moscow between Armenian,
Azerbaijani and Russian presidents on December 2 and noted that the
Azerbaijan’s distorted comments on the declaration and the attempts
to disregard the points reflected in it harm the efficiency of the
negotiation process and registration of the progress.
E. Nalbandian noted that Armenia underscores the parliamentary
diplomacy as a functioning format of discussion of the issues.
Goran Lenmarker said that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly always was
and remains a supporter to the regulation of the Karabakh issue only
through negotiations.
The meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Edward
Nalbandian and Elmar Mamediarov with OSCE Minsk group co-chairs
Yuri Merzlyakov, Bernard Fassier and Matthew Bryza and the personal
representative of OSCE acting chairman Andrzej Kasprzyk also took
place.
During the negotiations issues concerning Karabakh conflict regulation
were discussed.