USA, FRANCE AND RUSSIA CHANGE "RULES OF PLAY" ON SETTLEMENT OF ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI CONFLICT

Azerbaijan Business Center
July 13 2009

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Presidents of Russia, USA and France within the
frames of meeting of leaders of large "Group of Eight" (G8) in Akvilla
(Italia) accepted the statement of settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"We charge our mediators to produce to presidents of Azerbaijan and
Armenia the renovated variant of Madrid document dated 29 November
2007, containing the last offers of co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
on formulas of main principles of settlement.

We call presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia to eliminate several
remaining disagreements between them and complete agreement of these
main principles, which will make plan of universal settlement," the
joint statement of the presidents of three countries, which preside
at the OSCE Minsk Group, said.

As expected, as early as in the middle of July, trilateral meeting of
presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place in Moscow.

The main principles of settlement reflect reasonable compromise,
based on containing in the Helsinki Final Act principles of non-use
of force, territorial integrity, equality of rights and right of the
nations to manage their fates.

The main principles, in particular, envisage return of territories
around Nagorno-Karabakh under the control of Azerbaijan, intermediate
status for

Nagorno-Karabakh, providing guarantees of safety and self-government.

Moreover, the principles intend to reserve the corridor, connecting
Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, definition of future final legal
status of Nagorno-Karabakh by means of populations’ will, having
compulsory legal power. The principles also envisage right of all
displaced inwardly persons and refugees to return to places of their
former residence and international guarantees of safety, including
peacemaking operation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress