MATTHEW BRYZA: WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONCERN OF OUR KARABAKH FRIENDS

ArmInfo
2009-07-17 21:37:00

ArmInfo. We pay attention to the concern of our Karabakh friends. No
agreement is possible without their participation, the US co-chair
of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza said after the Moscow meeting
of the Armenian and Azeri presidents.

ArmInfo’s correspondent in Moscow quotes Bryza as saying that today’s
meeting was more specific. Bryza is a bit disappointed that no new
decisions have been made. At the same time, today’s discussion was
as open and active as never before. Bryza cannot say that everything
is excellent.

Nevertheless, the negotiating process is continued and is at a serious
stage. At least, no setback has been registered as compared with the
previous meetings.

Asked by ArmInfo what new issues the presidents discussed, the Russian
co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov said that it is early yet to speak about
that. "You will know this in due time when the key principles are
approved." The French co-chair Bernard Fassier said that the parties
are getting closer to this approval.

To remind, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan started their
meeting in the presence of the Armenian and Azeri FMs, the OSCE MG
co-chairs and the personal representative of the OSCE CIO Andrzej
Kasprzyk and then continued it tete-a-tete. The FMs refrained from
comments. The presidents have instructed them, jointly with the
co-chairs, to organize the next presidential meeting this autumn. This
is the sixth presidential meeting this year. On July 18 the Armenian,
Azeri and Russian presidents will hold a trilateral meeting.