"NKR FUTURE STATUS – A MATTER OF NEGOTIATIONS"
AZG Armenian Daily
22/03/2008
Karabakh conflict
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov, Bernard Fussier and
Matthew Bryza made a joint statement on March 19 in Vienna that says,
"France, Russian Federation and United States support Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity and consequently don’t recognize Nagorno Karabakh
independence, but we affirm that Nagorno Karabakh future status is a
matter of negotiations between the parties", The Co-chairs proposed
to the two Foreign Ministers to organize a meeting of the leaders
of Armenia and Azerbaijan as soon as possible to discuss OSCE MG
Madrid proposals.
Taking into account the recent incidents on the line of contact, the
Minsk Group called on the sides to avoid unilateral and maximalist
actions both at the negotiating table and in public announcements.