OSCE MG: THE WHOLE REGION WOULD BENEFIT FROM ARMENIAN-TURKISH TIES NORMALIZATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.04.2009 17:55 GMT+04:00
"The whole region would benefit from Armenian-Turkish ties
normalization," OSCE MG American Co-Chair told a news conference in
Yerevan. The diplomat finds that the Armenian and Turkish Foreign
Ministries’ recent statement on bilateral ties normalization reveals
positive tendencies. "Such tendencies are essential to Karabakh
settlement process. We hope that normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties
and Karabakh conflict settlement will be separate, though parallel
processes; hence we believe the paces of achieving a final outcome
will be different," M. Bryza noted.
Without disclosing any details of his meeting with the Azeri President,
the American diplomat also stressed that Mr. Aliev had introduced
his position on normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties.
In his turn, French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier added that any steps
towards the establishment of security and stability will have a
positive impact on the region. The Co-Chairs also said that contents
of the "route map" remain confidential.
"I’d like to note that official Yerevan has very clearly and
unequivocally stated that Armenian-Turkish negotiations are not linked
to Karabakh peace process," Bernard Fassier said. The French diplomat
also added that as an OSCE MG member state, Turkey had always given
support to Co-Chairs in their efforts towards achieving conflict
settlement.