YURY MERZLYAKOV: "KARABAKH SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS"
A1+
[12:56 pm] 16 January, 2008
After a meeting with NKR President Bako Sahakian, OSCE Minsk Group
Co-Chair Yury Merzlyakov (Russia) said that an agreement was being
worked out between the conflicting sides on the main principles of
the Karabakh conflict at this phase of negotiations.
"Now it is still impossible to find a mutually beneficial
solution. However, this year the main principles of the Karabakh
conflict resolution can and must be agreed upon," he said.
After reaching an agreement they will draft the text of the
agreement. I am confident that no progress will be made unless the
NKR is involved in the process. The agreement is impossible without
Nagorno Karabakh, since it refers to the life of the Karabakhi
people." Merzlyakov said.
French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier noted that there is hope that the year
2008 will become decisive for a breakthrough and accomplishment of
the process of reaching agreement on the main principles. He informed
that during the visits to Baku and Yerevan the Co-Chairs raised the
question of how to involve representatives of Nagorno Karabakh in
the negotiations, karabakhopen reports.