news.am, Armenia
Nov 22 2009

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents discussed framework agreement

22:08 / 11/22/2009Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Serzh Sargsyan
and Ilham Aliyev discussed in Munich the issue on signing of framework
agreement that will further become the base for the signing of
underlying agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Euronews
TV channel informed after the Munich meeting.

The source reports that under the discussed agreement, Armenian side
will withdraw troops from the controlled territories around
Nagorno-Karabakh, retaining control over the corridor connecting
Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh. The status of Karabakh will be decided
by means of referendum.

As NEWS.am reported earlier after the meeting of two Presidents, OSCE
Co-Chair Bernard Fassier stated that the sides have achieved
significant progress, however there were some difficulties. French
diplomat underlined that Co-Chairs intend to start preparations for
the next meeting, but did not clarify where it would take place.

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs called on Azerbaijani President to refrain
from making warlike statements. As NEWS.am reported earlier, on the
threshold of the meeting, Ilham Aliyev made a number of warlike
statements. In particular, he stated that if the hope for talks comes
to an end `country is justified in liberating its territories by
coercive methods.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress