OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS HOPE THAT DISAGREEMENTS OVER BASIC PRINCIPLES WILL BE OVERCOME IN NEAR FUTURE

Noyan Tapan

Jan 29, 2009

YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs hope
that in the near future the Armenian and Azeri Presidents will be
able to come to an agreement on the most important provisions of the
basic principles of Nagorno Karabakh settlement not coordinated yet.

According to the report of the OSCE official website, on January 28
in Zurich the Co-chairs got acquainted with the opinions of Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on the
ways of completing the Nagorno Karabakh peaceful settlement basic
principles on the basis of Madrid proposals.

"The Co-chairs agreed to work with the Foreign Ministers for working
out proposals regarding disagreements remaining between the sides over
the most important issues within the framework of the Basic Principles
and to present them to the two Presidents. The Co-chais hope that the
sides will be able to overcome the disagreements in the near future to
ensure a peaceful agreement, which is better for all sides than the
status quo. Their goal is a fair and balanced agreement based on the
principles of territorial integrity, self-determination, and non-use of
force stipulated by the final Helsinki document," the statement read.