EXPECTATIONS
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
03 Dec 08
Armenia
Matthew Bryza yesterday said that the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group hoped that during the Helsinki discussions they would manage
to elaborate measures towards strengthening confidence.
"The Helsinki discussions will be devoted to the finalization of the
principles of the Karabakh settlement process by the efforts of the
OSCE co-chairing countries, Azerbaijan and Armenia."
According to the American co-Chair, the leader of each country
underlines different elements of the fundamental principles. "The
Armenian President attaches special importance to the principle of the
right to self-determination, and the Azerbaijani President highlights
the principle of territorial integrity. Our work, as mediators, is
to help the parties sign an agreement that will consider all those
principles based on mutual consent. It’s not easy, but I am sure that
we can maintain the balance provided the leaders and citizens of both
countries are ready 1tp achieve a solution," Mr. Bryza said.