MOSCOW CONSIDERING TURKEY’S CO-CHAIR CANDIDACY IN OSCE MINSK GROUP
Tert.am
23.04.10
Russian diplomats are currently considering Baku’s official proposal
to including Turkey as a mediator in the OSCE Minsk Group over the
talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, according to the Russian
Foreign Ministry website which quotes the official representative of
the Ministry, Andrei Nesterenko.
"We are actively involved in the discussions over the issue. There
have recently been some proposals. We are studying them. But we will
have to hold talks with all the participants of the process and to
find out their approach over the issue so that we can make relevant
assessments. We are currently busy with it. We will be able to give
other detailed clarifications after discussions with our colleagues.
Iran has also proposed its mediation over the Nagorno Karabakh.
Earlier Ali Mahmedov, Secretary of the Azerbaijani ruling party
Eni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan), had said that it is high time to
introduce changes into the OSCE Minsk Group format, presumably meaning
Turkey’s inclusion.