RA FM, OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS DISCUSS KARABAKH PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2009 17:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and
the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of
Russia, Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the United States and Ambassador
Bernard Fassier of France, have completed their meeting in Yerevan.

The diplomats discussed the current stage of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict settlement, head of the RA MFA media relations division
Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

When in Baku, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov said he believes that Armenia
and Azerbaijan can agree on basic principles of resolution of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the near future.

"If the sides demonstrate political will, we will be able to reach
agreement on the basic principles," he said, adding that the main
goal of the current regional visit is to promote adoption of Madrid
provisions and continuation of talks.

Minister Nalbandian reiterated Armenia’s willingness to continue
talks on the basis of Madrid principles and the outcomes of Moscow
and Helsinki meetings.