Interfax, Russia
July 17 2009

OSCE head urges Azerbaijan, Armenia to reach compromise on Karabakh

BAKU July 17

It is important for Azerbaijan and Armenia to agree to make
compromises in order to resolve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh as
soon as possible, OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
said.

Some intensification can be observed in the peace process, de
Brichambaut told a news conference during a visit to Azerbaijan on
Friday.

According to the OSCE secretary general, he saw during a meeting with
Ilham Aliyev that the Azeri president was interested in continuing
these talks.

The principles announced by the heads of the OSCE Minsk Group’s co-
chairing states in L’Aquila need to be acceptable to both sides, which
should try to bridge the rift between them based on these principles,
de Brichambaut said.

These principles can fail to suit the parties completely, but they
have to make all the necessary efforts to reach peace, he added.